There is a poem that is one of my favorites. It’s titled “Home and Love”. Sweet home. Sweet love. The two together are the best. See for yourself below. If you know the author’s name, let me know. (Thanks Kristen for his name)
Home and Love
Just Home and Love! the words are small
Four little letters unto each;
And yet you will not find in all
The wide and gracious range of speech
Two more so tenderly complete:
When angels talk in Heaven above,
I’m sure they have no words more sweet
Than Home and Love.
Just Home and Love! it’s hard to guess
Which of the two were best to gain;
Home without Love is bitterness;
Love without Home is often pain.
No! each alone will seldom do;
Somehow they travel hand and glove:
If you win one you must have two,
Both Home and Love.
And if you’ve both, well then I’m sure
You ought to sing the whole day long;
It doesn’t matter if you’re poor
With these to make divine your song.
And so I praisefully repeat,
When angels talk in Heaven above,
There are no words more simply sweet
Than Home and Love.
- Robert William Service
It inspired one of my newest paintings. I call it “Heart and Home.”
Heart and Home
Acrylic on Board
24″ x 30″, Unframed
$750
detail
Print also available in my Etsy Shop.
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That’s a great poem, Lindy and I really love the painting. It warms my heart, just looking at it.
Oh, I like, I like, I like= and the poet’s name is:
Robert William Service (January 16, 1874 – September 11, 1958) was a poet and writer, sometimes referred to as “the Bard of the Yukon”. (Wiki-P)
I’m loving the subtle colors of the trees. You pick the symbols I love best. And now I’m singing a little song before I lie down and see if I can undo this little niggling pain in my head.