Houseboat on the Nile...

Houseboat on the Nile by Léon Belly (1827-1877)


there are those who watch
in a cocoon of sanctity
and those who energise

self
and
non-self

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

James and the Giant Peach...

James and the Giant Peach by futuregrrl on deviantART



when words
drizzle on
on craggy landscapes

sweet juices of the imagination
charge the soul 

in the soft embers...

The wandering hunters by Floriandra on deviantART


in the soft embers of an autumn evening
bony boughs
hunt
the unwary

Fireworks in Naples...

Oswald Achenbach (1827-1905) - Fireworks in Naples


burning night lights
mirror
 a smoky island of
seductive
sirens

snowy bridge...

T. F. Simon (1877-1942) - Charles Bridge and Hradcany in Winter 1917


in the slow white season

colours
tease the windchimes
of the soul

and
warmth is 
a state of mind