The apparition of
these faces in the crowd,Petals on a wet, black
bough.
– In a Station of the
Metro.
Unforgettable as an
expression of a poetic experience of the highest order. The inexorable spell of
these two lines by Ezra Pound weighs upon me whenever I catch sight of a
typically Indian scene crammed with people. The lines recycle themselves into
visuals as I scratch around for the right frame to showcase my perception of
the Indian reality. Particularly when my camera chances