'First, it means that you will be happy if you are doing your thing -- not necessarily achieving excellence, simply reaching for it -- in a life that allows you to do so. But, it also means that happiness is something we all deliver to ourselves.'
I want to melt your layers of snow
and uncover where your flowers grow
from the wounds and scars you try to conceal
But I hope you know its okay to feel
All those raw emotions too
when you feel you can't get out of bed
in your shades of red and teary blue
Know all you feel is a part of being real
And give yourself some time to heal
m.w
The days are spent in glory and sun
until rain casts its violent shadow;
a storm to herald a setting moon
and bring life again, glory again --
-- it will be here soon
Black foggy mountains
bow beneath the legacy
of a golden sun
Hold me over a rainbow
Hold me over the tearful seas
Hear the blackbird calling
Calling through the breeze
Colette, translated by Antonia White from “Gribiche,” written c. February 1937
I dream in hurried whispers
frantically calling for settled peace
amongst troubled thoughts
and empty seats
crowded by a droning babble
forever in a constant struggle
I claim only ease
in my own troubled company
watching their restless words
clamour for attention
over nothing but an empty dream
It’s quite nice to spend a while dancing through time
suspended in its ticking hours and days
forever a breath away from endless moments
Portrait of María Hahn - Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Mackenzie Herbert, Chasing Trains // Artwork by @/archbudzar on ig // Vera Nazarian, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration // Lana M.H. Wilder
Historian, writer, and poet | proofreader and tarot card lover | Virgo and INTJ | dyspraxic and hypermobile | You'll find my poetry and other creative outlets stored here. Read my Substack newsletter Hidden Within These Walls. Copyright © 2016 Ruth Karan.
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