by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Muse, bid the morn awake,
Sad winter now declines;
Each bird doth choose a mate,
This day’s St. Valentine’s.
~ Michael Drayton
♥ Happy Valentine’s Day ♥
awakening the heart
by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Such a beautiful painting and so very appropriate for today. Hope you are having a wonderful day also, Barbara. 🙂
Thank you, Joanne! I hope you had a wonderful day, too. (I’m guessing Valentine’s Day is almost over for you by now…) ♥
Happy Valentine’s Day to you, too!
♥ Thank you, Laurie! ♥
I hope you had a wonderful, love-filled Valentine’s day!! My warm wishes with you.. 🙂
♥ Thank you, Sonali! ♥
I love the poem. Happy Valentines Day!
♥ Thank you, Sheryl! ♥
Love the cherubs.
Happy Valentine’s Day.
♥ Thank you, Sybil! ♥
Gotta love “Love”.
Happy Valentine’s Day.
♥ Thank you, Damyanti! ♥ And welcome to By the Sea!
One of my favorite paintings, Barbara – I have it on my bedroom wall. I’m more than a little late for Valentines Day – but hope love envelopes you each and every day!
Oh thank you, Diane – you are so sweet! I love Bouguereau’s paintings so much it would be hard to pick a favorite, but “The Difficult Lesson” would probably be the one. Perhaps I’ll find a print some day. Wishing you much love and many blessings, my friend!