Irises by Vincent van Gogh
2′ 4″ x 3′ 1″, 1889, Oil on canvas J. Paul Getty Museum
“Praying
It doesn’t have to be
the blue iris, it could be
weeds in a vacant lot, or a few
small stones; just
pay attention, then patch
a few words together and don’t try
to make them elaborate, this isn’t
a contest but the doorway
into thanks, and a silence in which
another voice may speak.”
― Mary Oliver, Thirst
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