Tuesday, 5 March 2013

Garlanding the great

                                                                   Stockholm- Year 2012
Celebration is in the air
Purposefully busy people
Quiet onlookers all around
A woman photographer
Balancing the wall
For a better view
From behind the statue
Adjusting her lenses not to miss
The subtleness, the tradition
Of garlanding Sir Tata, the great;
 
It took five people
To go up the ladder
With a Pink garland
Shiny and silvery woven through
Propped and pushed
Past the head somehow
The relief of success and
Completing duties
Before the arrival of dignitaries
A new beginning of the year; 
 
I cherish the day
That third March has been
Very special
And will always be
In unrushed today 
I can remember
What times have meant
For us and for all
When they no longer are
As they used to be. 
 

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