So it is a Sunday as this month of challenges ends, and with the letter Z planned for today, I decided to twist my usual Sunday title just a bit, as I zoom in for a closer look at the beautiful zari and go on amazing adventures with Zog!!

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Poetic Sundays: Zooming in on Zari

Zealous for Zari
Zari in my saree
Zari in my dress
Beautiful embroidery
Of silk and metals.
With threads of gold and silver so bright,
Zari embroidery gleams in the light,
A craft that has stood the test of time,
Its beauty and intricacy truly sublime.
From Kashmir to Kanyakumari,
Zari embroidery tells a story,
Of a rich culture and heritage so divine,
And the artisans who’ve kept it alive.
In India, it’s more than just a craft,
Be it Kanchi, Banaras, Mysore, or Ikat;
And with every stitch that’s woven in gold,
Zari embroidery’s story is forever told.

Aside:
I overheard someone say
I have paati’s silk saris, so many
Gathering dust for days and days
I am thinking I will set them free!
I simply could not stop myself
Had to rescue her from herself
Paati’s saris come with zari of pure gold
Show that her wealth was untold
A precious heirloom passed down with care
Woven intricately, beyond compare,
Think before you leap here
For paati’s saris – they are treasure!
She replied then “thank you! That is nice
To hear; indeed, it is a sweet surprise!
I now take back all I said before..
Patti’s saris I will now truly adore!”

Back from the Aside!
Be it zari in my silk saree or a silk dress
Donning any of this makes me elegant and gracious
And my paati’s saris I really and truly cherish
Just like my own, that I hope to pass on, not let perish.
So let’s embrace this timeless art,
And cherish it with all our heart,
For in its beauty and elegance so fine,
Zari’s importance will always shine.
~ Vidya Tiru @ LadyInReadWrites

The Day 30 Prompts I Wove in With Zeal and With my Zari for a Poetry-sari!

NaPoWriMo’s prompt is to write a palinode – a poem in which you retract a view or sentiment expressed in an earlier poem. For example, you might pick a poem you drafted earlier in the month and write a poem that contradicts or troubles it. This could be an interesting way to start working on a series of related poems. Alternatively, you could play around with the idea of a palinode by writing a poem in which the speaker says something like “I take it back” or otherwise abandons a prior position within the single poem.

 While the April PAD prompt at Writer’s Digest is to write a surprise poem

References and Further Reading

• Wikipedia page about Zari embroidery
• Zari Work (Utsavpedia)

My Z Books

Zog

Zoom! Zoom! Zoom! I’m Off to the Moon!

Recently

On My Blog & at Home

My recent posts since and including my last Sunday Scribblings. Each letter of the alphabet features a poetic form for the letter as well as one or more books (poetry related).

• Yam By the Yamuna: You Alone With the Yazh So Amazing
• X for eXcellent Dashavatara! + eXploring eXploding Gravy in Xanadu
• Wondrous Warli Art: Like When Clouds Touch Earth
• Voice of Vishnu Sharma: A Visit to the Wonderful Art of Intelligent Living
• Udayana: Unrivaled Love and Undefeated, Rising Up From Losses
• Tamil: Today I am a Tree-bute to this Wonderful Timeless Language
• Sunday Scribblings #144: Unfounded Fears in a Book Lover’s Mind

Upcoming

On My Blog & Homefront

Done with April’s month long challenges and now on to May which brings new possibilities…

This Week’s Celebrations

Literary Celebrations (close-to-it also!)

• Literary birthdays this first week of May include:  Joseph Heller, Karen Thompson Walker on May 1st; Jerome K Jerome on the 2nd; Niccolò Machiavelli on the 3rd; Robin Cook and Graham Swift on the 4th; Scott Westerfeld on the 5th; Orson Welles on the 6th; Angela Carter, Robert Browning, Peter Carey, Deborah Wiles, and Rabindranath Tagore on the 7th
• May 1st is National Mother Goose Day
• May 5th is National Cartoonists Day
• World Press Freedom Day is on the 3rd of May
• May 4th is International Firefighters’ Day
• The first Saturday in May celebrates Free Comic Book Day and National Scrapbook Day 
• May is Better Speech and Language Month and National Get Caught Reading Month

Foodie Celebrations

• May begins with National Chocolate Parfait Day on the 1st
• May 2nd is National Truffle Day
• National Chocolate Custard Day and National Raspberry Popover Day are on May 3rd
• May 4th is National Candied Orange Peel Day and National Orange Juice Day
• National Totally Chipotle Day is on Cinco de Mayo
• May 6th is National Beverage Day and National Crepe Suzette Day as well as International No Diet Day
• The 7th of May, being the first Sunday in May, is also National Lemonade Day

Other Celebrations

• May 3rd is National Two Different Colored Shoes Day and National Teacher Appreciation Day 
• Bird Day is on the 4th, and since it is May the 4th, is also National Star Wars Day
• May 5th is National Astronaut Day and African World Heritage Day

Wrapping Up My Sunday Scribblings

Linking up to NaPoWriMo, and the Ultimate Blog Challenge. Also linking this to the Sunday Post over at the Caffeinated Reviewer and the Sunday Salon