In case you missed it when Naomi read this poem at the opening of the new exhibit at the Gabriola Museum:
Homage to Creative Gabriolans and the Retreats that Refresh
It must be our soil
that flourishes artists.
And our arbutus and oaks,
and shining views that inspire
their pens and brushes.
It must be the shoreline,
the overlapping of water and rocks,
that encourages our initiatives,
for all know that it is
at the edge of things
that change best happens.
It must be our forests
that quieten us from our busy-ness,
and encourage us to make
our own personal paths,
our own labyrinths to our cores.
And we who are drawn here
seek balance and healing,
for it’s on Gabriola that
creativity and healing walk
hand in hand and we find ourselves
replenished and refreshed …
as can only happen on islands.
