Glopowrimo day 19

Poem for glopowrimo day 19

Upon an object

Re hundred only
Ganesha's elephant head
On my wall
Soft white jute doll
Pretty and pleasing to the eye
It was a sure buy

But I wanted history
And I wanted art
Asked the lady who
Made it
Was it rural craft.

She flipped back her hair
With a shy smile
"I made all these things
You see,
I like working with my hands
To create beautiful stuff."

It was a sure buy
From an elegant college
Educated Indian woman
She is who I'll remember
When I admire
My petit Ganesha
White woven jute
Beaded symmetry
Tasseled trunk 
A delight

I will remember
My modern Indian woman
Who will never
Give up on her heritage
Without a fight.

(c) Amrita Valan 2017