A Touch of Drama with Nature on a Wall Mural

A Touch of Drama with Nature

on a Wall Mural

"Nature is the art of God." - Dante Alighieri

Mural Paintings by Dr Abe V Rotor

Living with Nature Center

San Vicente, Ilocos Sur

A country lass, Kate, hugs a tree on the wall painted by the author

in his residence in San Vicente, Ilocos Sur.

"Come to the woods," this mural seems to say,

     and find rest in its living shroud,

 bastion of love, freedom and harmony,

     away from the maddening crowd.

. "A hug is two hearts wrapped in arms." – Unknown.

* Hugging a tree involves wrapping your arms around its trunk, often to connect with nature and experience its calming presence. This practice can have various benefits, including reducing stress, boosting the immune system, and releasing emotional blockages. It's also a form of mindfulness, encouraging introspection and a sense of belonging. - AI Overview

Catching butterflies* on a wall mural seems easy to these boys. 

I was once like these two kids many, many years ago,

     on the farm where I was born and grew;

'til this butterfly flew over my head and formed a halo,

     and took me to the academe to be its fellow.**

“If you smile when you see a butterfly, you have happiness in your soul.”

- Diana Cooper

*Pieris rapae is a small- to medium-sized butterfly species of the whites-and-yellows family Pieridae. It is known as the cabbage white or cabbage butterfly or white butterfly. 

** Professor of Entomology, the science about insects.

 

What a refreshing feeling by the waterfall after a hard day in school!

Go, refresh with the coolness of a waterfall;

listen, listen to its sweet whisper from above;

you might wonder where its water is coming from,

but from its heart, like yours, throbbing with love.

"All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was."

- Toni Morrison 

             Be like Rip Van Winkle for a time, but not for twenty long years

 - not for a lifetime, please.

Time goes on and things keep changing, 

you just can't live in dream and trance;

the world doesn't wait for just anything.

Wake up, you pass this way but once.

"You cannot defeat darkness by running from it, nor can you conquer your inner demons by hiding them from the world." - Washington Irving, Rip Van Winkle

Dawn of awakening before a make-believe view.  

What lies beyond the horizon, this child seems to wonder,

facing a wall mural of the sea and its mystery yonder.

“Nature is loved by what is best in us.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson