This painting, by Simon Silva, has been in my home for 15 years. I’ve passed by it hundreds of times. It wasn’t until last night that I sat down and recalled why I bought it in the first place.
The colors and curves caught my eye. As a mother of young children, the image spoke to a mother’s love, parenting, and family.
But, it was the title “Amor A Todas Horas,” that caught my heart.
All these years, the art piece has graced my home without me really looking at the details. Something I hadn’t noticed before caught my eye. There is a note on the small table next to the mother and child.
“Mi Amor para ti, es amor a todas horas.”
“My Love for you, is a love for all time.”
From that one note, the art piece spoke to me in a different way. An entire scene played in my head. A poem surfaced:
Amor a Todas Horas
My love for you,
is a love for all time.
Remember this as the candle
casts shadows on the wall,
when the moon tests faith and
you worry about an unknown fate.
And I will remember
the curve of your warmth,
your soft embrace,
against my dreams.
The glow of your love,
a blanket for our child,
a hope that warms
the both of us.
Wait for me
when the moon rises
on your despair,
and sets on your sorrow.
Wait for me like the roses
beneath our window,
even when the petals fall,
and the bush grows thorny.
Remember this
my love,
through every sunrise,
and every sunset.
Mi amor para ti,
es amor a todas horas. ©
I’ll make it a point to go around my home and really listen to how the art speaks to me. I hope you do too.
For Simon Silva paintings please go to his site.
alvaradofrazier.com 