A half-woven basket br on the ground br Abandoned in the br Hot midday sun br br A water-color rendering br Of silence, warmth br A moment all too fleeting br Soon to be gone br br Who would have caught br the beauty of the interrupted br The timeless, the temporary br br Who would have thought to capture br the beauty of the unseen, br the subtle, the ordinary br br Thanks to the artist, br The poet, the bard br Who remind us all that br Life is Art br br And Creation br The very act of Love br A gift to us br From Heaven above br br © 2009 Sonya Florentino br br br * inspired by a water-color br painting of a half-woven basketbr br Sonya Florentinobr br