Vincent Van Gogh 12 - Reading - Lust For Life

I remember reading the book - ‘ Lust for life' Penned by Irving Stone, some years back. It was so engrossing and stimulating! I just could not keep the book down. I kept reading the book for a whole year. The sad story of an artiste moved me so much. Being an artiste myself, I fully identified with his struggle. It was at a time, when I had begun my career as a danseuse In India, it is so difficult for an artiste to rise Being valued or appreciated. When I read of Vincent's struggle as an artiste, I realized that it was the same plight all over the world. Often, I would plunge into a pensive mood, Ever comparing my struggle with Vincent's struggle. Just as Vincent painted sunflowers in a vase, I would dance with mudras inside my house, When he painted the poor, hardworking miners, I would dance, the dance of poverty all around me, Vincent painted with his brush and paints, While I danced with rhythmic beats and movements. All I knew, there was a link, a connect, a mystical bond! A Biographical Poem