Colours

Art fascinates me,
colours dazzle to absorb me completely.
What shines like the blazing sun,
or like the shimmering stars
or the golden brown bun;
little did I know I love
every tint of paint,
from pastels to shades
from stained colour palette
to amalgamated water of paint.
Every colour is not my favorite
but it reminds me of childhood
how time cannot wash away
something that is unreasonably yours,
painting was a hobby once upon a time
now I use it as a therapy, an escape.
And how fascinating it is to believe,
colours would fathom me,
feeding my soul the peace it needs.
I was a little kid,
beguiled by dancing freely
red, yellow, blue, green
patterns and colours could lure me easily.

~Navaparna

Day 1 of Na/GloPoWriMo 2023.

Prompt 1 source: https://www.napowrimo.net/poets-start-your-engines/
Here’s our own prompt (optional, as always) for the first day of Na/GloPoWriMo. They say you can’t judge a book by its cover, but they never said you can’t try to write a poem based on a book cover — and that’s your challenge for today! Take a look through Public Domain Review’s article on “The Art of Book Covers.” Some of the featured covers are beautiful. Some are distressing. Some are just plain weird (I’m looking at you, “Mr Sweet Potatoes”). With any luck, one or more of these will catch your fancy, and open your mind to some poetic insights.

Oh my goodness, Poetry Month has arrived, and the ultimate wait of a year has finally ended! I’m so excited for this month. After all, we all are, right? So let’s give a big cheer for 2023! I’ve used today’s prompt to write about a book cover that I used to adore so much when I was a little kid. Dating back to 2012, when I was in class 3, my father brought me this colourful story book during summer vacation, and I was so fascinated by the art and the infinite number of colours and patterns used in the book that I couldn’t get my eyes off it. Reading was such a delightful pleasure that I recall reading this book at least 15 times in rapture. Children’s books are always full of vibrant colours and vivid illustrations, and I guess that’s what made me fall in love with reading and buying books! The featured picture is my favourite book from what I can recall from my childhood. I think book covers are a source of motivation and inducement to read the book, so I guess they have quite a good influence! Sharing one favourite memory with my dear readers. Hope you enjoyed:)) 

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