ancestral colours...

Jean-Baptiste Valadie

French painter born 29th December 1933

proudly

I walk in my ancestral colours

and gaze sadly on

your parched

your scorched

urban spaces

book of life...

Book of Life - painted sculpture by David Kracov (1945-  ) ...
Michael Douglas gave this as a gift to his father Kirk Douglas...



in our life cycles
we walk
sunshines and rains
cobblestones and
burning sands

but in the cosmic weave of things
wings
are always there in
the book of leaves for

rebirth and
renewal

Eastern Dream...

Eastern Dream (1904) Jean Lecomte Du Nouÿ (1842-1923)  Oil on canvas


when I sleep
in your world
I awaken
the spirit of
your eyes
your nearness
your breathing


I feel the wings
of your presence
bearing the joys of
our yesterdays

closer
and
closer

Christmas Memories...

Christmas Memories - Thomas Kinkade



dampened light

whispers of Christmas colours

filter

melt

old loneliness

Humanity Slipping Away...

Humanity Slipping Away - Helen Savva - Limassol, Cyprus
I made this as a response to the tragic death of the 3-year-old Syrian refugee 
– Aylan Kurdi – 
who had drowned together with his 5-year-old brother Ghalib and mother Rehan 
in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to escape Syria.



beyond my world

few knew Kurdish Kobane
a border city
balancing between
Turkey and Syria
until it was reduced to
80% rubble

but they know now


beyond my world

few understood
the relentless tides of desperate souls
seeking some kind of life
without fear

but they understand now


beyond my world

no one saw my three year old son
Aylan

until he slipped away from me


but they now see
in tragedy

he is
THEIR
son

Isn't he?

springtime by a lake...

Springtime at Lac Léman in Switzerland - Peder Monsted (1859-1941)


vibrant
soft
light

spring
seeks

the fruits
of morning

sails
seek

the fruits
of spring

Imeritian Winter...

Imeritian Winter by Guram Dolenjashvili (1943- )


leafless
pinches of homely lights
snowy contortions
shadows

a wealth of shadows
by moonlight

a lone figure
patiently
trudges
the fine line

of yesterdays 


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