she writes with love
the clouds on the horizon
in a stolen moment
from a past time
treasure my presence
in your present
our future
let not the red blind
separate then and now
the desert bays
at the window
then and now
but she wills to write
a fan at the ready
anticipation of what and to whom
the letter will carry code
conquests of the Company
East an exotic feast
but she is no concubine
her fortitude
bearing witness
to a delicate art
bindi and mehendi
indelible inscription
for you to decipher
her letter
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Lady writing a love letter [circa1700 - 1800 CE] National Museum -New Delhi [google art project]
