Heaven-invading hills are drowned
In wide moving waves of mist,
Phlox before my door are wound
In dripping wreaths of amethyst.
-Sara Teasdale, White Fog
Ed van der Elsken : Pierre and Paulette (Kiss with Hand Around Cheek), 1951.
ANNE CARSON
‘The Glass Essay’ from Glass, Irony, and God (1994);
personal photos, original edit
small things to add to a hand written letter:
a teabag of your favourite tea
heart shaped note with cute drawings
stickers on the outside of the letter, and inside
handmade paper doll
small print or postcard
a sketch or a little painting or a poem
glitter or sequins or pearls or buttons
small candies or bubblegum
cut out magazine pictures or articles
folded paper, like origami
textile like small ribbons or clothing patches
coins or flat things found in a souvenir shop
pressed flower or leaf
Royalty
A stag stands alone in the autumn mist.
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
by Echo Wang
No one warns you about the amount of mourning in growth.
Té V. Smith, Releasing & Recieving (via wnq-anonymous)
Lilac and star and bird twined with the chant of my soul, There in the fragrant pines and the cedars dusk and dim.
Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass (via occasional-wolf-on-caffeine)