The Dancer of Mohenjo Daro - colab. with Einstein Noodle

Ghazal

young, proud and tall standing her ground

firm body so small standing her ground

 bronzed eternal bangles for cover

 hand on hips, hearing the call standing her ground

 anchored in a tenacious stance 

maiden from a glorious hall standing her ground 

a birthing name forever unknown 

her essence, never to crawl standing her ground 

emerging from the dust to tell

stories of zenith and fall, standing her ground 

witness of Man's heedless pride 

knows why doom does befall, standing her ground 

Mohenjo Daro's geometric designs 

kept her hidden from all, standing her ground

Author's Note

The Dancing girl is a bronze statuette from the city of Mohenjo Daro (the Mound of Dead), an old civilization of Indus Valley, Sindh, Pakistan. read more

Form: Ghazal

image : Wikipedia A public domain photo.

Reviews

[ANTO]

The subject is very timely you two - perhaps she has resurfaced as you say, to witness the end of another civilisation and the birth of a new (not always more progressive one).
I cant see the join which as a hobbyist paper hanger is always a good thing.
Congrats E and Zahra - love the educational aspect of this - who wouldn't

Bravo

[Einstein Noodle]

I have to thank Zahra for this as well .. it was her idea .. i was so excited by the Dancing Girl and her background .. i had never heard of her either! .. i love your connecting the past and present with this one .. as i said to Zahra .. a shout out to this area would be a good thing ... the arts cover a multitude of hates and anger says i :)
E.

[Zahra]

Thank you ANTO. We hope she's not going to keep quiet and reveal more about her background someday :D

[ANTO]

Well I can see where I would park my bicycle if she does - oh by the way the vid link is fine at my end - great sounds - very cool

[Zahra]

thank you... glad you enjoyed.

[Chris]

Imagine the sounds and tones echoing live throughout the day and eves in the old cities... and you have to be moved.

[Einstein Noodle]

yes .. great idea Chris! i can hear it now and smell the dust of thousands of years .. thanks for stopping to read and comment .. appreciate it!
E.

[Zahra]

thanks so much Chris!

[Blood Ink Diary]

What a profound poem - written with a historic nostalgia - truly relished this piece. Shall catch up on your writings in due time as I was on a long hiatus. Cheers my friend

[Zahra]

thanks a bunch Shaheen. Glad to see you back.

[Blood Ink Diary]

Glad to be back.. shall visit your space to catch up in due time, dear Zahra. :)

[Zahra]

Aww thanks, looking forward to read yours as well. :)

[Einstein Noodle]

i thank you as well Shaheen! and nice to meet you!
E.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

Indeed this, well let's call her spirit, slashes at us when we fall, well done, good read.

[Zahra]

thanks a lot Thomas.

[Einstein Noodle]

yes ..her spirit .. so predominant .. wonder who the artist was that molded her .. thanks for reading and your comments Tom!
E.

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

your welcome.

[Saddam]

Interesting write at the historical article...................

[Zahra]

thank you Saddam.

[Saddam]

Most welcome dear

[Einstein Noodle]

what amazes me the most bout the site of her home is layout, the advanced water works and no sign of a nobility class with palaces etc. ... thank from me too SSADD .. for taking time
E.

[R Smith]

remarkable story telling by you both, a great collab. and leaves me looking into the wikipedia link to find out more, thank you E. and Zee :)

[Zahra]

thank you very much Richard.

[Einstein Noodle]

so glad it inspired you to read a little more about her and her home .. thank you for commenting!read moreso glad it inspired you to read a little more about her and her home .. thank you for commenting!
E.

[Valentine]

I know nothing of this subject, but you have stirred the interest of us to want to know more. I would like to know more of the history of the statue. Valentine

[Zahra]

Thank you so much Valentine.

[Einstein Noodle]

hello Valentine! so nice to meet you! .. its a marvelous rich history that deserves more interest .. so very old! and the city so ahead of times and unique with no obvious signs of an aristocracy .. so cool!
and Zahra .. thank you again for letting me in on this one .. ;)
E.

[Lyn Anderson]

This is a wonderful poem, with passionate personification. Makes me want to read the history, which is a sure fire sign of a hit. One thing, I think you meant designs and not designes?

[Einstein Noodle]

thanks KL .. always appreciate your comments .. my mistake with the spelling :} .. i am sure Zahra will fix it straight away ;) (hi Zahra!)
E.

[Zahra]

Oh thank you, I'll edit that typo. Thanks for stopping by.

[Zahra]

Hi, E, have fixed it. Not sure whose mistake it was though. :D

[Rene Salinas]

Indeed I remember this! Some say is about 3000 years before the appereance of Christ so that would be like 5000 years old. Well this gets to show I do watch the national geographic channel at times. The Indu valley full of mystery apparently. The contentious point for hystorians and archeologists alike seems that they had already delineated grid system for their city and drainage and there doesn't seem to be the mention of any King or monarch.

Let the mystery continue.

What a brilliant subject to pick!

Great collaboration!

[Einstein Noodle]

yes! modern conveniences of water system; no palace nor luxury anything .. fascinating for sure! kudos for you ... for your being tuned to such things :) thank you for the visit and comments Rene!
E.

[Zahra]

Thank you Rene. Indus is truly fascinating and lot to discover yet.

[Rene Salinas]

I know I was just trying to find the episode I think I saved it in was on the national geographic channel. One of those situations were there are more questions than answers.

[Zahra]

guys tell me if the video link/window is working...haven't done it before

[Rene Salinas]

Well done Zahra! It is working from my side.

[Zahra]

Thanks :) ... It's some sindhi classical music, as E suggested some music would go nice with this.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

no matter what she does, she stands tall and proud, standing her ground---
and she smiles sardonically as she watches pride destroy men...yet she stands her ground.
nicely done, guys...your voices blend well.

[Zahra]

thank you very much jacob.

[Einstein Noodle]

really appreciate your visit Jacob! thank you from me too!
E.