The beer urges me on, the bewitching beer, which sets even a wise man to singing and to laughing gently and rouses him up to dance and brings forth words which were better unspoken.
Homer, The Odyssey
(note: beer substituted for wine)
But words are things, and a small drop of ink, falling, like dew, upon a thought produces that which makes thousands, perhaps millions think and smile.
Art is everywhere, except it has to pass through a creative mind.
I believe the second half of one's life is meant to be better than the first half.The first half is finding out how you do it. And the second half is enjoying it....
Being me, I'd prefer to lose the gold, but this is really beautiful. You're right about the colours and the richness of the patterns used works well with them. I find it a bit hard to see it as "stained glass" just because I don't think of stained glass as being patterned like this but... oh, if only it was... (maybe it is?)
I hadn't seen this one before, but it caught my eye right away on the top three. The color and textures are so beautiful and I can picture it with light streaming through the stained glass.
All of earth is crammed with heaven And every bush aflame with God But only those who see take off their shoes. - Elizabeth Barrett Browning<p>
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