The voice of the sea is seductive; never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander for a spell in abysses of solitude; to lose itself in mazes of inward contemplation. The voice of the sea speaks to the soul. The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in its soft, close embrace.
–Kate Chopin, The Awakening (1899)
Short on time this morning so, since we are in the last days of the Tour de France, I thought I’d share a favorite song, La Mer (Beyond the Sea), from French singer/songwriter Charles Trenet who wrote and recorded the now classic tune in 1946. I think it blends well with the words of Kate Chopin and the painting above.
Things need to be done now so I bid you adieu.
