Unbelauscht
(Unheard)
Maybe it was a confession.
Maybe it was just a flower.
But the way he looks at her
like the moment might disappear if he breathes too loudly
says everything.
Painted by Czech artist Adolf Liebscher, this richly colored scene draws from ancient romanticism and Roman-inspired ruins. The card is untitled on the front but labeled “Unbelauscht” on the back, suggesting the privacy of this intimate offering was never meant to be interrupted.
A still silence, a climbing vine, a flushed cheek.
Unbelauscht
(Unheard)
Maybe it was a confession.
Maybe it was just a flower.
But the way he looks at her
like the moment might disappear if he breathes too loudly
says everything.
Painted by Czech artist Adolf Liebscher, this richly colored scene draws from ancient romanticism and Roman-inspired ruins. The card is untitled on the front but labeled “Unbelauscht” on the back, suggesting the privacy of this intimate offering was never meant to be interrupted.
A still silence, a climbing vine, a flushed cheek.
