among the sweet, pitiful decay of my garden,
after a day drowned in the sky's tears,
this is what I found,
with the morning sun,
joy.
after a day drowned in the sky's tears,
this is what I found,
with the morning sun,
joy.
Bits and Pieces of My (Other) Life
Written by
Vesper
at
08:44
Lost Babylon
He leaped at me
from the faded tiles of
Ishtar's procession.
His claws sank deep
into my flesh,
the dust of all illusions upon us.
"What seek you?" he rumbled. "The brilliance
is gone,
the gold is ashes."
"One named Alexander," I said.
"He was once a god."
My Heart Only
In the orchard of pink grapefruit, I walk.
What gleams, what sparkles, so lively, so slyly,
In the hot well of this darkness?
No stars in the high, no glow worms in my skirts.
Only your eyes, your glare of sapphire.
Your mighty roar echoes for me alone,
Sweet and bitter.
Do not devour me, lion of my heart.
Let us sacrifice this ripe grapefruit.
6 comments:
Very Nice.
That's great that you still have that rose. So sad it is the last, though. :(
Inhale its scent while you can, Vesper! So beautiful.
I loved the sweet, pitiful decay of my garden. They are kind of collapsing in on themselves at this point. I'm glad this one had one more gift to offer. :)
Very gorgeous. Even the dew drops showed up. And such a delicate color.
Thank you, Bernard!
Yes, Paul, it was a nice surprise... Others will come. :-)
Sarah, they are collapsing in on themselves. But it has a richness, a promise of a future in it...
Charles, thank you. I even discovered a spider's string in the second photo...
lovely, even if i'm not a huge rose fan....
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