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glass bangles for the Indian woman
by J. K. Roseline → (All Poetry by J. K. Roseline)
Thursday, June 11, 2020    Rated "G" by the Author.
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Bangles (aka churi or Choodi) are traditional ornaments worn mostly by South Asian. It is tradition that the bride will try to wear as many small glass bangles as possible at her wedding


Poem Artwork

 

 

 

shining glass bangles

klinkering sound

soft skinned young damsels

sparingly adorn

rolling freely on her wrist

golden tinted cicular

of suitable bangles

 

 

 

a  set on her wedding

green, glazing  new

one by one  breaking

Till  honeymoon is through

 

 

witness to happenings

her day to day routine

green  red and blue glass rounded

 color her  worn world

 

 

the glitter,the sound

 beautfying  delicate wrists

decorated  behaviour

gives bangled identity

 FORMULATED feminine power

 

 

she weans  magic

  hands  glow

matching attire

   her durga moment

 

 

gold tinted,striped

  glass bangles circle

 smooth skin shine ,

GOODNESS and venom In equal measure

The languish,The pleasure

All in one shower

 

Holding on to  bangles

 her children   play

 many fallen prey

 

 

 Bare handed WHEN she comes

 Broken bangles, set her free

From bondage

Now  widow

a stand alone feature

of the she in her see !


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 Reviews of "glass bangles for the Indian woman"
Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on June 13, 2020
You left me wondering. First, about the "breaking" of the bangles during the honeymoon. A tradition I'm not familiar with. They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I find I woman's arms, wrists and hands exquisite without decoration. But I believe, in India, the number of bangles probably stands for wealth or status in a tiered society.

At the end, you refer to the widow being "free" of the bangles, as though they were a burden through much of a married woman's life.

Ron

Reviewed by E Phillips
Reviewed on June 12, 2020
This sounds like a very nice custom that harms nobody and makes the participants very happy. That is all good.

Ed

Reviewed by Budd Nelson
Reviewed on June 12, 2020
a moving tribute to those in that place and time
budd

Reviewed on June 11, 2020
Your words caused me to "see" the colorful "bangles" and the beauty of them on a "delicate wrists"! Beautiful words creating a beautiful picture indeed and allowing us to understand their deeper meaning.

Love ya!

Jane



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