My poem for this painting:

Your dream was never gone.
It did not leave in disappointment,
did not turn away,
did not require pursuit.

It learned your seasons.
It patiently watched as you carried what you had to carry,
as you chose safety, steadiness, survival.
It waited — it understood,
with the kind of knowing
that trusts its moment will come.

It does not arrive with urgency.
It does not demand proof.
It does not ask you to be braver
than you already are.

It returns when there is room.
When your hands are no longer clenched.
When your breath softens.
When something in you quietly says,
I think I can listen now.

Readiness is not something you earn.
It is something that opens.

And so the dream lifts its head again —
not to rush you,
not to pull you forward,
but simply to see
if you are ready to receive
what has always belonged to you.

This is the quiet start of everything.

FLORAL SYMBOLISM:

COSMOS: Represent balance and alignment — the sense of life beginning to organise itself again.

QUEEN ANNE’S LACE: Symbolises delicacy with underlying strength; intricacy that holds together.

PEONIES: Associated with dormant potential and fullness — what develops slowly and at the right time.

YARROW: A traditional symbol of healing and restoration; the quiet mending that allows growth to resume.

HIDDEN KEY:
(every painting contains a hidden antique key for you to find).

A symbol of awakening, buried dreams rising, and the woman you are becoming.