Happy Valentine's Day : I LOVE YOU

The work of art must seize upon you,
wrap you up in itself and carry you away.
It is the means by which the artist conveys his passion.
It is the current which he puts forth which sweeps you along in his passion.
- Auguste Renoir
For this is Wisdom; to love, to live
To take what fate, or the Gods may give.
To ask no question, to make no prayer,
To kiss the lips and caress the hair,
Speed passion's ebb as you greet its flow
To have, - to hold - and - in time, - let go!
- Laurence Hope