Sometimes the loveliest part of a meeting is the moment just before it happens. Half hidden by a white curtain, the rabbit looks toward a garden bright with roses and sunlight, taking his time at the open doors. His small, watchful presence gives the scene the charm of someone almost ready to make himself known.
“My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself through the lattice.”
Song of Solomon 2:9 (KJV)
In this love poem, a woman describes the arrival of her beloved. The window and lattice frame a moment of recognition and anticipation: the person she longs to see has come near. The verse celebrates the happiness of affection and the particular pleasure of noticing someone dear to us.
The rabbit behind the curtain offers a gentle visual echo of that moment. There is something endearing about a face appearing at an opening, quietly turning an ordinary view into an encounter.
We know smaller versions of that joy when a familiar person arrives at the door or looks up to greet us. Affection often becomes visible through these modest acts of attention. May we be willing to pause, notice, and let the people we love know how glad we are to see them.