Gold That Grows Without Asking

No vault could hold this treasure,
no jeweller could craft this glow –
for this gold hangs freely
from the arms of a generous tree.
Star fruits, heavy with sun,
ripen in silence,
each one a small miracle
the earth made without fuss.
Green leaves guard them like devoted hands,
brown branches carry them like proud shoulders,
and the light cuts through
like a secret the forest is trying to tell.
Bold strokes, fearless colour,
this painting does not whisper –
it celebrates.
A reminder that nature’s finest gifts
ask for nothing in return,
they simply hang there,
golden, generous,
and gloriously alive.

Object number

017.099.89