Sky Study with a Shaft of Sunlight, 1822, John Constable.
Dear Under-the-Clouds,
I have your song for today; it's a rainy one. But, you know, with Marianne Faithfull, it's hard to stop at just one bite, so please, if you have time, take another. Is there a message we can take from these two songs? I think so, I think so. And I think it is this: be gentle with the fragile things you know and love.
PS Should you find yourself wanting more from fragile beauties, try this, and then, oooh, this! If you don't have rain, you could have yourself an artificial cloud. You could also look at this beautiful painting of a cloud-filled sky, by Johann Jakob Frey.
