'The Star of Basra' by nysalor
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Description
I've been reading about Rabia of Basra, the great 8th Century Sufi mystic and poet, and this image is the result.
'Rabia has traversed the seven cities of love, and we have reached only a single street.'
'I shall tell her story...
and today I come, the last of the searchers,
not to dispel this precious memory,
not to clutch on a handful of sand,
but to release long-hidden pages in the east and the west.
I stretch out with loving hand to gather them together,
as they do the mementoes of a Heroine fallen in the struggle,
so to enshrine them in a worthy place.'
V3, Poserworld Hajib and veil, Celestial Jewels.
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Comments (7)
GARNETROSE
a very beautiful portrait v
Nuria
Very beautiful artwork !!
Lillaanya
Very beautiful textures on this, and she looks so deep in thought. The only problem I have is that she blends into the background just a tad too much for me...maybe a simple gradient would be good there. Lovely render :)
RodolfoCiminelli
Enigmatic and beautiful character....!!! This is a portrait of great beauty.....!!!!!
ghoyle1
Hauntingly beautiful, both the poem and the lady.
seranvali
I really like this! She seems so mysterious and beautiful. You've inspired me to go and find some of her poetry!
byron7
Beautiful portrait & work.