Tag: Summer

Delhi’s Summer Canvas

Summer in Delhi – a watercolor-style artwork generated by CoPilot Dall-E using the poem as a prompt

Delhi’s Summer Canvas

Thousands of colors
Come together in the summer
Fire of the crimson Semul
Prelude to warming days
Gently passing on the baton
Gulmohar blooms, bold ablaze
Jacaranda sparks in violet hues
Shyly the pink Jarul woos
Yellow Amaltas in regal grace
Shehtoot and Faalsa, sticky-sweet
In a berry-laden rivalry
With the Jamun do compete
So much bounty, much to praise
Succor to the eyes, a bit of shade
Heralding the dust-laden heat
For only under the burning sun
Such a palette can be unfurled

Vacation dreams

“Rhododendrons & Blue Ridge in Watercolor” Joan Doyle

#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo 2024, Day 29

Drenched in summer
Dense rhododendron beckon
Peach jam, plum preserve
A rickety bus hill-bound
Travelers seek sweet respite

© Aneesha Shewani
https://www.bluepenstrokes.com


Perception

Lavender image fields generated using CoPilot AI; style: Watercolor

#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo 2024, Day 27

Lush lavender fields,
Traveler’s eager eye seeks
Rows of vivid hues.
Yet here they sway, subtle grace,
Muted shades, all tinged with gray.

This tanka is inspired by a hot day in Italy when we walked next to lavender fields. It was a unique but underwhelming view because the colors were not as bright as we had imagined. Such is life; when we expect exuberance, but joy can come in subdued ways.

© Aneesha Shewani
https://www.bluepenstrokes.com


Dread


#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo 2024, Day 9

Recurrent nightmares
Lurking in the gray shadows
Crevices of the mind
Spilling reminiscent fears
Eyes glaze over in terror

© Aneesha Shewani
https://www.bluepenstrokes.com


Red


#NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo 2024, Day 7


A tender heart bleeds
Mellowed pomegranate wine
Connoisseurs of love
Making luscious memories
Delectable afternoons

© Aneesha Shewani
https://www.bluepenstrokes.com