Yes, this must be the gift
To walk the darkened rooms with one you still dream of
Surrealist paintings a backdrop to the question: what is our story?
Stitching together past, present and future.

To walk the darkened rooms with one you still dream of
Finding beauty in unexpected places
Stitching together past, present and future
Layers of pigment on canvas, unknowable mysteries.

Finding beauty in unexpected places
Patterns emerging from a distance, lines weaving together and apart
Layers of pigment on canvas, unknowable mysteries
Seeing each other as we are—right now in this moment.

Patterns emerging from a distance, lines weaving together and apart
Surrealist paintings a backdrop to the question: what is our story?
Seeing each other as we are—right now in this moment
Yes, this must be the gift.
 
Diana Donovan is a freelance writer and marketing consultant based in Northern California. One of her pieces was recently published in sPARKLE & bLINK 100 (the printed portion of Quiet Lightning, a reading series in San Francisco).