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Hope by Gustav Klimt

The black, chthonic sea monster, on the right, is wrapping his tentacle around the woman, but the woman looks so tranquil. Behind her are gruesome faces, depicting sickness, madness, and death, but in her glowing womb there is hope.

Covid Quatrain:

Through foggy windows and through dusty drapes,
I see the empty streets and locked, black gates.
No children play upon the mounds of leaf,
But all alone, they mourn with masks of grief.

Klimt's Hope:

Forget-me-nots now crown her large and lively hair,
While her maternal bump emits a Lunar glow.
She is surrounded by disease and chthonic beasts -
Surrounded by the face of madness and despair -
Yet in her womb, is hope for futures none can know.