
A pile of books, varied,
Which to read next?
Literary dilemma.
Photograph of a peripatetic book vendor on a train between Mumbai and Vadodara in India.

A pile of books, varied,
Which to read next?
Literary dilemma.
Photograph of a peripatetic book vendor on a train between Mumbai and Vadodara in India.

Sitting by the gate,
Watching patiently:
The daily life of a cat

Ah, Neptune has his trident
As do violent
Hindu extremists

Black and white
Is a type of Scottish whiskey
But it is not always

Is it ego that
Plac-es art apart from
Other human pursuits?

Fans whirling,
Snooker table under wraps:
An ageing colonial club

Asleep on warm ground
Dog beside a man,
Enjoying a siesta

This wonderfully coloured fish was swimming about in a fish tank in the lobby of a hotel in Gulbarga on Karnataka (India). It illustrates the immense variety of the natural colourings of animal life, which rivals the many attempts of artists to produce original creations
A creature of God’s making
Colourful:
Nature’s original art

Standing alone
With pipes attach’d:
Man’s ingenuity realis’d

Eyes and scales, also gills,
Swimming no longer:
Ready for the platter