The Olive Tree in the Storm...

The Olive Tree in the Storm (1993) by Joseph Matar (1935- )


olive tree

Athena's gift to humanity
pride of a Roman temple

the crown of winners and heroes

a place for prayer

and
betrayal

symbol of 
ambiguous
eternal life

Cafe Blanc...

Cafe Blanc by Isaac Maimon (1951- )
I have always been attracted to the atmosphere of coffee houses...
He is an Israeli artist with an interest in French painters...



outside my ravaged city walls
smeared with the volcanic ash
of old and new frictions


I know
there is the music
of 
elegant
charmed

chameleon

sanctuary