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Sarah Knoebber's avatar

Nani as Beacon = Light... i like that Very Much... those are words that will stick to my stomach.

reflecting deeply into a Grandmother, something I would have liked to have experienced.

and the poem very evocative and spooky, with those draped Souls listing in various spaces... I enjoyed the real landscape in which they were held, till they diisolved back to earth. Thank you!

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Reena Kapoor's avatar

Thank you Sarah for reading so deeply -- I really appreciate your sentiments and kind words.

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Monita Mohan's avatar

That is so interesting! What an interesting tradition to cast these ghostly figures. Beautiful poem about your courageous Nani <3

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Reena Kapoor's avatar

Yes isn’t it? Thank you Mona!

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Wil Dalton's avatar

This poem was pretty and sad and thoughtful and moving. But those Vezio ghosts? Those look creepy!

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Reena Kapoor's avatar

Thank you Wil! I know, right? Strange tradition…

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Priya Iyer's avatar

This was lovely, and captured her courage and fortitude.

Coincidentally, I’m currently rereading a book called Hauntings: Dispelling the Ghosts Who Run Our Lives.

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Reena Kapoor's avatar

Thank you Priya! That sounds like a very insightful book - Jungian even. I’ll check it out. Thanks for reading.

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