Just when I thought my day could not get any lower, a kind and thoughtful soul sent me this poem.

And now I want to pass it on.

May the reign of art, in its many guises, bring a light to your day too!

Paula Zima - The Burial of the Sardine

An Excerpt from:  The Ear That Got Sold to a Fish

Art is the conversation between lovers.
Art offers an opening for the heart.
True art makes the divine silence in the soul
Break into applause.

Art is, at last, the knowledge of
Where we are standing—
Where we are standing
In this Wonderland
When we rip off all our clothes
And this blind man’s patch, veil,
That got tied across our brow.

We are partners straddling the universe.
Someone inside of us
Has one foot
Upon each resplendent pole.
Someone inside of us is now kissing
The hand of God
And wants to share with us
That grand news.

by Hafiz from his collection The Gift