The Sea Hath its Pearls

 "The sea hath its pearls,

The heaven hath its stars;

But my heart, my heart,

My heart hath its love"

- Heinrich Heine

William Henry Margetson 1897

I recently found a small replica of William Margetson's "The Sea Hath its Pearls" painting at the St Vincent de Paul's charity shop and couldn't resist buying it. My lovely grandma has a replica also, hanging above her bed and I've always liked it when visiting the Art Gallery of NSW. Strangely I had forgotten the name of the artwork and have spent the last week or so searching to find out what it's called... Finally I found it, along with a sweet poem of the same name by Heinrich Heine. I think both the painting and the poem are beautiful and couldn't help but share. enjoy.