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A Form of Meeting
Pictures by Zacharias BlijhooftWords by Kahlil Gibran
A single striped carnation, painted by Zacharias Blijhooft in 1675, stands alone above Kahlil Gibran's line from Sand and Foam: remembrance is a form of meeting. The quiet flower and the gentle words hold space for someone who is missed, suggesting that to remember is to be together again. For someone holding a loved one in memory.
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Inside, it says
Remembrance is a form of meeting. Kahlil Gibran, Sand and Foam, 1926
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