I’ve loved this painting since way back in my Canada days.  It shines.

The waves about to crash … the eyes of the dolphins … and O the aquamarine!

Here in Gent, I wanted to see all this every day, to have my breath disappear again and again.  But the depth of the beauty often escapes me as I brush my teeth.

In a perfect world, the majesty would flow to my eyes effortlessly.  But in my bathroom it requires conscious thought to see the waves.  Unless I back up some, the roar of the water remains hidden under a cupboard.

Some days I remember

And some days I don’t

So the moment doesn’t sparkle my soul

It’s such a loss

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I vow to remember

Always