"The Thinker"


“The Thinker” was found on a rocky beach on the Southeast Coast of Puerto Rico, near Maunabo, about 10 years ago. The area is rich in basalt with a natural patina from the constant surf. The stone could have several interpretations. It strongly evokes an image of Auguste Rodin’s celebrated statue in Paris. This stone is 8.9 cm wide, 17.8 cm high, and 8.1 cm deep, including the base, and is in the collection of Jorge Mendizabal. Photo by Hugo Lopez.

in the desert

of knowledge. . .

monk's silk robe

      

Barbara Anna Gaiardoni, Italy



I think...

i do not have to move

          

Stef De Koker, South Africa






on your desk

the stone is a reminder

to travel again

     

Stef De Koker, South Africa





dolphin slows

to a halt

so tall on the beach

he jumps the surf~

shining on he thinks

          

Pat Geyer, USA





igneous basalt

finely crystalline matrix…

thin layer of thought

          

Pat Geyer, USA




late night solitude

reshaping the craters

of half moon 

          

Hifsa Ashraf, Pakistan



moonless night

the empty lap 

of a sea rock 

          

Hifsa Ashraf, Pakistan




- reaching for the skies with thoughts –

          

Hema Ravi, India



dolphin-like

embracing the true self

          

Hema Ravi, India




unbiased...

the sea's song

among broken shells

          

Nitu Yumnam, India



a hollow driftwood 

how loud the loneliness

echoes 

          

Nitu Yumnam, India



a snail retreats 

into its shell…

escaping this noisy world 

how I yearn 

to cocoon within myself

          

Nitu Yumnam, India




pondering 

the meaning of life... 

hooded hermit 

     

Tracy Davidson, UK



perched on rocks 

a novice nun contemplates 

her calling... 

the hem of her habit 

dips in and out of the surf 

     

Tracy Davidson, UK




end of the road 

how far the shrieks 

cover the distance
           


Pravat Kumar Padhy, India 


laughing kookaburra 

kids rush to rally around 

their grandparents
          


Pravat Kumar Padhy, India  

lost in thought

the old man on the park bench...

if youth only knew 

      

Natalia Kuznetsova, Russia


the old priest and

my recurring sins confessed 

his knowing smile

       

Natalia Kuznetsova, Russia



the enduring ache

beyond my grasp 

         

Pamela Garry, USA


‘please touch’

mimes

the stone

         

Pamela Garry, USA




 

heavenly spotlight. . .

one of the twelve apostles

silhouettes spring peace

          

Monica Kakkar, India and USA


mother-of-pearl moon. . .

an ocean of thunderclaps

drapes La Pietà 

         

 Monica Kakkar, India and USA



at the rock face 

chipping away at what 

I thought I knew

         

Karen Harvey, USA


a silhouette

deep in thought...

ponders 

the eternal questions

of life and after-life

          

Neena Singh, India


the cavern

holds mysteries galore—

yet only 

the brave can enter

to explore this knowledge

          

Neena Singh, India


the samurai

dons a white cowl

his eyes glow

with a strange light

before seppuku

          

Neena Singh, India

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