**ancient Miniatures Poem by Sadiqullah Khan

Born in the wild
In love desperate
I would peep into nature
She was an exquisite beauty ever
Some fantasies of heroic love
In the mind

In grips with social realism
Reading paintings of Renoir
Edgar Degas and John Constable
A long time disciple of Van Gogh

An ancient miniature from a treasure
Indian saga of love with large eyes
An antelope and feathers of peacock

Made canvas out of the rough cloth available
Polished with colors to paint
A shepherd with goat
But where is the woman
The damsel girl
Invented one

Then on paper
Rubbing oil like on canvas
The half hidden face
All night
I was making
In front of a candle
16/7/2009