COUNTRY WEDDING

~Berthe Morisot, 2019 Oil on canvas

Stacked blocks of whiteness narrow to a steeple.

A white tent stretches over blue shade. Shapes

of color clothe the guests. All around is green.

In the midground, five children scamper

with two yellow dogs. Close to the frame,

two women— one in red boots— and three

men are playing bocce. Their shadows are long.

Deep in the trees a robin starts a song.