I resemble everyone
but myself, and sometimes see
in shop-windows
despite the well-knownlaws
of optics,
the portrait of a stranger,
date unknown,
often signed in a corner
by my father.
Self-Portrait by A.K. Ramanujan • 10 poems by A.K. RamanujanEdit
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A native of Mysore, India, Attipat Krishnaswami Ramanujan grew up during the latter part of English rule in India, exposing him to the languages that would form his life's work as a poet and translator. Ramanujan's work reveals that cultural tradition in India is a conflict between the colonial English identity of the country as well as its historic and post-colonial ethnic identities. His work, a mixture of the complex languages of which he was a master, is a production of flowing, metaphoric syntax and extremely concentrated composition.
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By A.K. Ramanujan, © 1965, All rights reserved.
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Some fingerprints left on our lives smudge....
Some are crisp and clean...
Most are both.
Excellent use of the veil making you think and ponder. Haunting!
Thank you for the expression of your art.
Cheers,
Jason Knott
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- interesting poem. the way i interpreted is that you see yourself more like your father than really seeing you. i thought it was very interestingRate this comment
We seldom see ourselves as the world sees us. But the reflections of our fathers sharply define the true image. This is an incredibly strong poem and I am so looking forward to reading much more of your work. Bravo.
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i loved it you should read some of my poems
- Amazing play on words. SOLID throughout! BRAVO!
- daja vu, man. i have had that SAME feeling, same thoughts. very well put..
- concise,profound poem. An interesting, enjoyable read!
It is a short beautiful write. I like it.
I've done this, but someone forged my father's signature, in other words I was in denial and resented any similarity imagined by others. This poem expounds precisely and excellently.
Bob
- okay,resemblence is natural. There is only two people in the entire world,a man and a woman.Some times even these two seem to be alike! You have done a good philosophical work.I like it!
Powerful stuff,
"portrait of a stranger...
signed by my father."
A great write.
Beautiful style
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very like Ramanujan, short but straight to the point, funny but never false. - From guest vatsal (contact)
too good....