August 30, 2021

THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE 

 

Imagine an artist

saying to herself or himself,

“Something’s missing in this painting.”

And they look around the room

for something – anything - and they

say, “It’s missing a pearl!” or “A sword”

or “A book” or “A large platter of pasta.”

 

And they paint into that painting

a platter of pasta or a dog collar or a pearl

of great price and that painting –

once worth about 30 dollars is now

worth millions of euros – hanging

on a wall in a museum in the Hague –

for all to see and praise and admire. 

 

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021