The Look that Woke his Heart, that Smiled Him into Life

8×10″ watercolor on paper
November 12, 2012

Inspired by the following passage from George MacDonald’s Hidden Life:

“This man in many a dream,
And many a waking moment of keen joy,
Blesses you for the look that woke his heart,
That smiled him into life, and, still undimmed,
Lies lamping in the cabinet of his soul…”