The Smile (2021)
23" x 17" / 60cm x 44cm
Acrylic Abstract Painting  
 
This painting was created during the third wave of coronavirus pandemic in Vancouver, BC. It inspired by the poem, The Smile by William Blake.
 
 
           The Smile 
There is a Smile of Love 
And there is a Smile of Deceit 
And there is a Smile of Smiles
In which these two Smiles meet 
 
And there is a Frown of Hate 
And there is a Frown of disdain 
And there is a Frown of Frowns
Which you strive to forget in vain 
 
For it sticks in the Hearts deep Core 
And it sticks in the deep Back bone 
And no Smile that ever was smild 
But only one Smile alone
 
That betwixt the Cradle & Grave
It only once Smild can be 
But when it once is Smild 
Theres an end to all Misery