Inspiration for Dragonfly and Lotus
The essence of this lovely print is captured by Sarojini Naidu's
evocative 'Cradle Song'. Known as the 'Nightingale of India', Sarojini
Naidu was a noted poet and independence activist.
"From groves of spice
O'er field of rice,
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Athwart the lotus stream
I bring for you
Aglint with dew
A little lovely dream.....
When the silver sunbeams call
Dragonfly, dragonfly,
To humble bees and humming birds
I wonder as you shy
In such a crowd to spread
Your wings of green and red
And to gathering lotus honey
From the pools, dragonfly?" [ less ]