JUST YOU AND ME, VINCENT

A rotating collection of 91 Van Gogh paintings and 180 drawings are part of the Kroller-Muller Museum.

You were so determined to give happiness by creating beauty.  

I floated on a cloud of exquisite happiness as I made my way through the second-largest collection of your paintings in the world courtesy of the Netherlands' Kroller-Muller Museum in Gelderland.  

Granted, I wasn’t entirely happy with the throngs of fellow admirers obstructing my view.   In a perfect world, . . . 

. . . it would have been just you and me, Vincent, sharing a quiet moment absorbed in contemplating your beautiful gifts to mankind.  

Alas, Vincent, you especially, know the world's status when it comes to perfection. Life is often a challenge.   

Photo courtesy of Wikipedia, where there were no crowds obstructing the view.

In the perfect world, we could have taken a table at the humble Café Terrace (did you know it’s now called the Van Gogh Café? Yes, you’re famous, Vincent, as is your exquisite rendition of that spot along the Place de Forum in Arles, France), two souls sharing the journey in the golden glow of a peaceful moment.   Beneath your signature starry night sky hinting of eternity in those pulsating orbs, we might have been inclined to explore the meaning of life or delve into the spiritual nature of man’s existence.   

Then again, if the crowds ever disperse, perhaps we can do just that.