Showing posts with label book cover. Show all posts
Showing posts with label book cover. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Cherry Blossom {a poem in time}


I love Cherry Blossom trees. How can one not. I think they are one of the saddest, most beautiful looking things ever. 


Also called `Sakura' they even have a celebration around them in Japan called Hanami. 

While in China it represents femininity, power, innocence and sexuality; in Japan it is a symbol of transience and fragility of life. It's short beautiful bloom has inspired many poets and artists. And lovers and dreamers.... 


“My heart that was rapt away by the wild cherry blossoms - will it return to my body when they scatter?” - Anon










"Could I die under a cherry blossom tree in full bloom on a full-
moon night of spring?" - Saigyo




My cherry blossom inspired art and something I wrote - 
Behind the purple clouds when the sun begins to set
and the smell of winter is everywhere
I sit outside and stare long.
Between the branches and the fruit
of the cherry blossom tree 
I try and catch a glimpse
of fast fading light
and quickly hiding birds
I hum a song I used to know
half forgotten half lost
and then
I miss you....
I miss you a lot.
- neha ramabhadran, 2009


Sunday, June 6, 2010

The Bell Jar

It's so nice when a nice book has a nice cover..  :) I was looking for The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath for a while, looking for it at Landmark, Chennai, they said they might have it and found me a really ugly copy and I was sooo disappointed but I KNEW I had to find another one coz I had been wanting the book pretty bad and so I spent some time looking and not giving up and then I found the perfect copy (on the right) and it's just so beautiful, isn't it? Never give up, if you want it bad, you will get it! 

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