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Coconut Palm in Rain
The needles of rain
tickle the coconut palm.
Green,
with ivory ribs,
the palm leaves dance.
Sea
Sea.
Green and
turgid.
Sky.
Falling into the sea.
The fish
are watching.
Happiness
Is happiness
in the way,
in the manner,
or in what you get?
Ramanujan and Hardy
Ramanujan,
the puzzling Indian mathematician-wizard.
And Hardy,
the proper English man of learning.
The combination
is neither man,
nor English,
nor Indian.
It is quintessential mathematics.
The Woman in hiding
Is she hiding or
is she transparent?
Why should woman
be the person
who is supposed
to be always hiding
and
or transparent?
Green in hiding
Of all the colours
green is the most
submissive, but
also the most forceful,
giving life
to a lifeless brown.
Where can people and places,
death and life,
brown and green,
come together:
unless in a painting?
Dr. Jacob Thomas
Dr. Jacob Thomas has been painting and sculpting for many years. Born in Kerala, India, he has had training in many art schools including the University of Lucknow, India. His recent paintings on "Terror and War" has been selected for display in an International Paining Exhibition held at New York in September, 2002.
He is also a poet and writer. He has written short poems in the tradition of Japanese Haikus to illuminate the context and content of each of the paintings. He has also been a columnist for Times of India.
About the painting: Yakshi & Bird by Jacob Thomas
A yakshi is a female earth spirit, accepted as a symbol of fertility by the Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain faiths. She is usually portrayed as a wide-hipped, voluptuous woman, who can cause a tree to bear fruit simply by touching it with her foot.
From 29th Nov. to 3rd Dec. Jacob Thomas will have a painting exhibition at EmbassyHall, Indian Embassy, Tokyo. Please ask about the details of the exhibition to Indian Embassy.
Copyright by Jacob Thomas
Painting
Copyright by Jacob Thomas
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