In Principio Erat Verbum

In Principio Erat Verbum

Sonata in C Minor

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Conlan Salgado
Dec 14, 2024
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An artistic and symbolic depiction based on the provided poem: The scene features the sun setting behind a range of mountains, its light casting a dramatic glow over nearby houses. In the foreground, an Indian woman is walking along a quiet street at twilight. Her face is intentionally blurred or undefined, but her gait is distinctive—awkward yet determined, evoking an emotional resonance. The background transitions subtly into an abstract representation of conversations and emotions, with faint outlines of human figures and swirling patterns symbolizing jealousy, resentment, and longing. The atmosphere is surreal, blending the ordinary with the extraordinary, reflecting the poem's contemplative tone.

I.

The sun follows its same old curriculum.

The way to make its appearance or disappearance

Extraordinary is to change the objects

Behind which it hides. We have only the same old

Objects: neighboring houses, the same range of mountains.

For us, the sun is not so extraordinary.

II.

I see this Indian woman every night, walking walking

Her face is oddly nondescrip…

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