‘Christ on the Cross with Apple Blossom’ by Sheila Little. I just love how she’s caught ‘The Light’ and ‘The Greenness’ all in One. It’s such a beautiful, magical painting in the flesh.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_Christ_the_Apple_Tree)
The tree of life my soul hath seen,
Laden with fruit, and always green;
The trees of nature fruitless be,
Compar’d with Christ the Appletree.
This beauty doth all things excel,
By faith I know, but ne’er can tell
The glory which I now can see,
In Jesus Christ the Appletree.
For happiness I long have sought,
And pleasure dearly I have bought;
I miss’d of all; but now I see
‘Tis found in Christ the Appletree.
I’m weary’d with my former toil—
Here I will sit and rest awhile,
Under the shadow I will be,
Of Jesus Christ the Appletree.
With great delight I’ll make my stay,
There’s none shall fright my soul away;
Among the sons of men I see
There’s none like Christ the Appletree.
I’ll sit and eat this fruit divine,
It cheers my heart like spirit’al wine;
And now this fruit is sweet to me,
That grows on Christ the Appletree.
This fruit doth make my soul to thrive,
It keeps my dying faith alive;
Which makes my soul in haste to be
With Jesus Christ the Appletree.
Detail.
The living embodiment framed in an apple-green washing up bowl – free apples from my neighbour’s garden.
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Golden boughs. Caitlin’s little tree heavy with fruit – 23rd October 2018
WOW!