I arrive at your Mississauga home to see your art.
A charming silvery boy figure stands by your garden gate,
while red patio chairs quietly extend their welcome.
Buddhas rest among flourishing marigolds and cosmos,
and a water fountain softly murmurs, cooling the humid summer.
Before I can knock on your vine-framed side door,
you step out with a sunshine smile to greet me.
A blue oil painting against a warm cream wall catches my eye,
hinting at the cool complexity of your abstract series.
I remember our first meeting decades ago,
when “abstract” felt elusive, something I couldn’t quite grasp…
But this time, it’s different—
I feel the cool energy, and the gaze of the art meets mine.
Years ago, another painter asked me,
“What is special about winning paintings?”
I’m not a painter, just a poet who paints with words,
but I reasoned that the best art stirs true emotions.
When I ask why you create art,
you simply reply, “Because I just want to.
It all comes naturally; I just follow my inner energy.”
So I open my eyes to see, close them to feel…
And this time, I believe I’ve truly entered your art.
When i depart, the sunlight slants across the ground…
I feel the energy of my own womanhood begin to dance.
I follow invisible steps, touching the bright waves of color,
image a fireball burning beneath my brush…
I see sharp eyes opening on my night canvas.
米娜的艺术作品
为观赏你的艺术，我来到你密西沙加的住所。
一个可爱男孩的银色雕像在花园门口静立，
几张红色庭院椅子悄然地展开她们的欢迎。
两三座佛陀休憩于万寿菊和大波斯菊中，
一顶喷泉潺潺流淌，为潮热的夏天带来凉爽。
不等我敲响你那藤蔓环绕的侧门，
你带着阳光般的微笑迎接拥抱我。
一幅蓝色基调的油画映着奶油黄墙壁
映入我的眼帘，暗示你抽象系列的冷峻复杂。
我回想起十多年前我们初次相遇时，
“抽象”，我从未真正理解过它…
但这次不一样，
我感受到那冷静独特的能量，艺术之眼的回望…
多年前，另一位画家问我：
“获奖的画有什么特别之处？”
我不是画家，从一个以文字作画的诗人的角度，
我的理由很直接：好的作品能激起真实的情感。
当我问你为什么要进行艺术创作？
你只是简单地回答：”我就是想创作。
一切都自然而然，我只是在追随内心”。
于是我睁开眼睛去看，闭上眼睛去感受…
这一次，我相信我真正进入了你的艺术世界。
当我离开时，阳光斜照在地面上…
我感觉到自己内心的女性能量苏醒舞动
我追随隐形的脚步，触碰色彩斑斓的波浪，
并想象一个火球在我的画笔下燃烧…
我看到锐利的眼睛在我的夜色画布上睁开。
Meena Chopra’s garden and artworks
