Balance (from an etching by William Blake) by James Morehead
July 3, 2011
Balance (from an etching by William Blake)
by James Morehead
Below a blue-based, cloud-strewn sky, a meandering river divides two lands. One side, a grassy plain and one tree, holds grazing sheep, and a young one that stands by her mother, drinking a rich breakfast of fresh milk. There is silence. No wind to disturb them. Across, unnoticed by the sheep, a straw house sleeps, unawakened by the morning air. A silvery wood hides it in a pocket of tranquility. Distant mountains shadow the lake, from which this balance flows.
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