We must admit there will be music despite everything.

We stand at the prow again of a small ship
anchored late at night in the tiny port
looking over to the sleeping island: the waterfront
is three shuttered cafes and one naked light burning.
To hear the faint sound of oars in the silence as the rowboat
comes slowly out and then goes back is truly worth
all the years of sorrow that are to come.

– The vivid ending of Jack Gilbert’s poem, A Brief for the Defense

The painting is Beyond, by Kathryn Beals.
You can buy it here in 3 different sizes, very affordably.