Sindhi Woman

This poem caught my attention by the title. I've always been interested in other cultures and a Sindhi Woman seemed to be the epitome of just that.
As I started reading the poem I thought it was really beautiful. In the first stanza, Jon Stallworthy was talking about the woman, graceful as can be, someone people should look up to. I envisioned the woman in my head reading the poem. She was head strong, tall, confident, hard working, tenacious, caring; the list goes on. The thought of her being in poverty didn't even cross my mind until the second stanza when garbage and excrement were mentioned.
I thought Stallworthy's ability to take something most people would automatically pity right away and turn her into an icon, a treasure, a jewel was remarkable. Even after he shared how she lived in poverty, I still admired her, I almost wanted to be her.
In the poem, Stallworthy uses the excrement, stones, and glass to refer to the difficulty of the woman's life. But the woman still stands tall, carrying the traditions and expectations and ancestry with her. And she continues to do this without complaints; just grace and beauty.
I really liked the meaning of this poem, and the way Stallworthy changed the view of a Sindhi Woman, if even just for a moment.