The Waves of the Sea

Thought – July 17, 2014

When summer closes its doors to fall, and all our vacation days have been used up, we will have to wait a whole year before we can enjoy our vacation days again. But, oh, the memories of our trips to the ocean shores can’t be ignored, as they will forever be etched in our minds and this will help us patiently wait for summer to come our way again.

During the cold days of winter while we quietly sit by the fire sipping hot tea, we may want to recapture the memories of the warm sand between our toes, and the hot sun tanning our skin.  These memories will become more alive, when we look at pictures of the ocean waters that have been painted by artists of various abilities. 

When we study these pictures, work of arts, only the heart of the artist can really understand what is written with each stroke of paint in the picture.  Were they thinking calm, or peacefulness, or perhaps of violent and harshness when they painted their waves?  We really will never truly know.  But we can have fun guessing and imagining what was going on in the mind of an artist as they paint their pictures.

Our lives can sometimes be like the waves of the sea.  Calm and peaceful and yet at times the challenges we face may make the waves a little more powerful and harsh.  Yet, even as the ocean’s waves have their rough moments, most times when people think of the waves of the seas, they think of the peaceful affect it can have on their souls.

What about you?  Do you appreciate the beauty as seen through the eyes and mind of an artist?  Share your thoughts with us…Jeanne Claire Probst

Poem:  The Waves of the Sea

The waves of the sea,

Are comforting,

And truly beautiful at the same time;

Artist put on canvas what they see with their eyes and mind.

There have been so many paintings,

Each capturing,

The many colors these waves display,

As they come toward the land and when they move away.

You can sit on the beach,

And listen, as the waves do speak;

When the strong waves crash against the rocks,

And when softer waves splash lightly nearby the shore; do listen so you can hear the waves talk.

An artist can recreated the waves with their peaks high or low,

And the breathtaking power behind the waves an artist’s paintbrush can show.

A good artist can make you feel the peacefulness behind each stroke,

And make the waves come alive, the way they were seen; as only an artist can know.

Jeanne Claire Probst

Special Acknowledgement: 

“Foamy Brine” Painted by:  Barbi Holzmann

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