Sea of Dreams

Over the edge of the purple down,
   Where the single lamplight gleams,
Know ye the road to the Merciful Town
   That is hard by the Sea of Dreams – 
Where the poor may lay their wrongs away,
   And the sick may forget to weep?
But we – pity us! Oh, pity us!
   We wakeful; ah, pity us! –
We must go back with Policeman Day – 
   Back from the City of Sleep!

Weary they turn from the scroll and crown,
   Fetter and prayer and plough – 
They that go up to the Merciful Town,
   For her gates are closing now.
It is their right in the Baths of Night
   Body and soul to steep,
But we – pity us! ah, pity us!
   We wakeful; oh, pity us! –
We must go back with Policeman Day –
   Back from the City of Sleep!

Over the edge of the purple down,
   Ere the tender dreams begin,
Look – we may look – at the Merciful Town,
   But we may not enter in!
Outcasts all, from her guarded wall
   Back to our watch we creep:
We – pity us! ah, pity us!
   We wakeful; ah, pity us! –
We that go back with Policeman Day –
   Back from the City of Sleep!

(The City of Sleep by Rudyard Kipling 1865–1936)

Details:

Hair: No Match: No Other, Hello Tuesday
Shoes: Hilly Haalan: Lila Pumps, Hello Tuesday
Shirt: Ricielli: Anika, Hello Tuesday
Lipstick: Glam Affair: Medison, Catwa, SET 4, Kustom9 gacha
Eyebrows: Oo Yuki: Vor Brows 04, Catwa, Kustom9 gacha
Skirt: Entice: My Happy Ending, Black, Tres Chic
Earrings: Slackgirl: Viper, Designer Circle gift
Skin: 7 Deadly Skins: Tessie, chestnut, omega, Designer Circle gift
Eyes: Inkheart: Soul, Mandala Blue, World Tour 2017 hunt
Nails: La Boheme: Imbolc, Skin Fair gift
Body: Maitreya: Mesh Body - Lara
Head: Catwa: Kimberly
Shape: my own

Pose: IOS: Aishka Pose 2 R, old Color Me
Location: Ocho Tango Place
Windlight: region

Tell you the truth

Details:

Shoes: G&D: Evita, green, dark, Lost and Found
Top: Meva: Off Shoulder Sweater, Black, Tres Chic
Hair and hairbase: Shi: Binah, Unisex, DBrown, Uber
Skin:  WoW: 2016 Alice Caffe Catwa
Pants: Ricielli: Adalia, Leather Pants HUD 20 colors, Hello Tuesday
Eyes: Umeboshi: Moody, C88
Nails: Alaskametro: Pride, on Marketplace
Lipstick: Psycho Byts: Green Tester Lipstick V1.1
Necklace: SlackGirl: Truth, The Truth or Dare Affair 2
Body: Maitreya: Mesh Body - Lara
Head: Catwa: Kimberly
Shape: my own

Pose: Verocity: Emily 1

Location: Arranmore
Windlight: Incongruent Truths

Queen Of Hearts

Details:

Necklace: Pillows: Free Heart Necklace (your own image), The Gacha Garden
Bracelet: Devious Mind: Queen Of Hearts, all colors, particle hearts, The Gacha Garden
Dress: Belle Epoque: Saint Valentine Dress, 25L Tuesday
Shoes: G&D: Patty, Red, Hello Tuesday
Hair: Doe: Amoria, twotone, Browns
Eyes: Inkheart: Loving, Chocolat, Valentine's gift until the weekend (Thanks InkHeart!)
Headpiece: Zenith: Hibiscus Flower, Cherry, gacha
Nails: Alaskametro: Rouge Hearts, Free Dove Hunt #6
Skin: Alaskametro: Serenity, Free Dove freebie
Head: Catwa: Kimberly, Bento
Body: Maitreya: Lara Mesh body
Shape: my own
Pet: Hextraordinary: Zebra Finch, previous Epiphany
Pose: String Me Up: Casual Set 08, Roulette
Location: One Billion Rising in Second Life. Website.
Second Life Artists Rising
Windlight: Annyka's Soft Lavender Day

When I do count the clock that tells the time

When I do count the clock that tells the time, 
And see the brave day sunk in hideous night; 
When I behold the violet past prime, 
And sable curls all silver’d o’er with white;
When lofty trees I see barren of leaves 
Which erst from heat did canopy the herd,
And summer’s green all girded up in sheaves 
Borne on the bier with white and bristly beard, 
Then of thy beauty do I question make, 
That thou among the wastes of time must go,
Since sweets and beauties do themselves forsake
And die as fast as they see others grow; 
   And nothing ‘gainst Time’s scythe can make defence
   Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence. 

Sonnet 12: When I do count the clock that tells the time by William Shakespeare

Details:

Skin: Pumec: Lucky Letter 1, group lucky board
Hair: Elua: Micah, Black pack, The Mens Dept
Earrings: Doe: Heartbeat, The Gacha Garden
Eyes: Song: Mao: Brown, The Gacha Garden
Shoes: G&D: Hart to Hart, Suede, pink, Hello Tuesday
Pants: Vision: S&F Jeans, Beatrice, Dark Gray, Hello Tuesday
Nails: Livia: Valentine, Truth or Dare 2
Sweater: KC: Cassie
Head: Catwa: Kimberly, Bento
Body: Maitreya: Lara Mesh body
Shape: my own

Pose: IOS: Aishka Pose 2 R, old Color Me

Location: Exhibit by River Eden at Vision of Beauty Art Complex
Windlight: Bryn Oh's Bluniverse

The Arrow and the Song

I shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For, so swiftly it flew, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight.

I breathed a song into the air,
It fell to earth, I knew not where;
For who has sight so keen and strong,
That it can follow the flight of song?

Long, long afterward, in an oak
I found the arrow, still unbroke;
And the song, from beginning to end,
I found again in the heart of a friend.

The Arrow and the Song by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Details:

Dress: Eveline In The Box: Xavienne, Plaid Purple, 25LTuesdays
Collar: On A Lark: Collar 01, 25LT
Boots: G&D: Ankle Gio Black, Hello Tuesday
Eyes: HSH: Wolf 01, purple, Cosmopolitan
Hair: Ayashi: Shiro, Brown set, Sanarae
Skin: Birth: Emi TC4, Catwa, Tone 02, RARE, The Chapter Four gacha
Nails: Nail Me: MmmCoffee, Ball of Yarn Hunt
Head: Catwa: Bibi
Body: Maitreya: Mesh Body, Lara

Pose: Belle Poses: Joss 6, 2nd Level gift

Location: Archimedes Public Library, Babbage Palisade

Windlight: region

The kindest use a knife

Some kill their love when they are young,
And some when they are old;
Some strangle with the hands of Lust,
Some with the hands of Gold:
The kindest use a knife, because
The dead so soon grow cold.

from The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde

Details:

Skin: Pumec: Albino, group gift (group join 99L)
Eyes: Sintiklia: Frozen, Gift
Dress: Kaithleen's: T-Shirt, Blue, Hello Tuesday
Hair: Analog dog: Charlotte, The Gacha Gardians Gift
Nails: Livia: Crescent-Glitter Free Demo [Slink/Omega/Maitreya]
Scarf : Orquidea: Snowflake, gift
Shoes: LRD: October 2014 Females Short Boots, group gift
Ring: Zenith: Boho , Tear, group gift
Tights: E&O: color Tight turqoise, Maitreya, Color Me Project gift
Head: Catwa: Bibi
Body: Maitreya: Mesh Body, Lara

Pose: Atooly: Atoji 004, The Gacha Guardians
Location: Blue Orange Club and Art Project (artwork in the backround by in inaka and Gitu Aura)
Windlight: region

The ode & elegy

The poppies start as aliens
end as husbands, a pause
of light, a dull scatter.
Transports dandelion clouds.
Venus passes between sun &
earth. Exceedingly rare, Transit,
have you noticed how close
the ode & elegy are?
(In the United States someone
dies every sixteen seconds!)
Husband, Supermoon, Venus
come & go. Death says there
is no you at the end of weather.
"Among the rarest of all predictable
astronomical . . ." Husband
presented me. The weatherman
says we are locked in the clouds.

The Transit of Venus by Susan Firer

Details:

Dress: Elegance Boutique: Mesh Gown Magie, Fushia, Hello Tuesday
Hair: Moon: The Caterpillar, Luxebox December
Skin: Glam Affair: Alba Applier ( Catwa ), Asia 01, Kustom9
Nails: La Boheme: Mohini, gold, The Wash
Eyes: Sinful Curves: Introspect, Moonstone
Choker: Fame Femme: Milana, Cosmopolitan
Lips: Lakshmi: Catwa Lipstick, Cosmopolitan Xmas Group Gift
Shoes: Sabbia: Lace up short boots, Creators Collection Box
Head: Catwa: Bibi
Body: Maitreya: Mesh Body, Lara

Poses: Highway65: Model Collection 6 and 12

Location: Skye Neist Point
Windlight: my own

Women wander

Among Women by Marie Ponsot

What women wander?
Not many. All. A few.
Most would, now & then,
& no wonder.
Some, and I’m one,
Wander sitting still.
My small grandmother
Bought from every peddler
Less for the ribbons and lace
Than for their scent
Of sleep where you will,
Walk out when you want, choose
Your bread and your company.

She warned me, “Have nothing to lose.”

She looked fragile but had
High blood, runner’s ankles,
Could endure, endure.
She loved her rooted garden, her
Grand children, her once
Wild once young man.
Women wander
As best they can.
Details:

Shoes: G&D: Ankle Boots Cristel Blue, Hello Tuesday
Coat: Hilly Haalan: Holly, Candy, Hello Tuesday
Choker: Abrasive: Branch Choker, The Gacha Garden Free Gift
Antlers: Caboodle: White, The Gacha Garden Free Gift
Tights: Milk Tea: Doodles, The Gacha Garden Free Gift
Hair: Miwa's Airship: #04 Fatpack RARE, Epiphany
Eyes: Izzie's: Lua Sick, blue mesh, Epiphany
Make-Up: Izzie's: Silver Glitter, #unitedandkind
Ring: Zenith: Boho, Flower, Silver, group gift
Accessory: Pillows: Tiera Hair Pin, free gift
Earrings: Mignon: Autumn Square
Skin: Pumec: Iris, January, The Forest Event
Head: Catwa: Bibi
Body: Maitreya: Mesh Body, Lara
Pose: Verocity: Marion 1 R, Hello Tuesday

Location: Hazardous

Windlight: CalWL

The Stars in Your Eyes

Went to see the gallery called StarZ Art Corner, where we found Suzume Zuki and Kayly Iali among the artists. (They are both also featured in Galleria Kakku).

Details:

Dress: Hilly Haalan: Brenna, Hello Tuesday
Hair: No Match, No Escape, Hello Tuesday
Accessory: Imeka: Candy Apple, The Gacha Garden Free Gift
Necklace: Day Dreamer: Rings, Gold, The Gacha Garden Free Gift
Bag: Zenith: Winter Lolita Case, Camel, gacha, Whimsical
Bracelet: Zuri Rayna: Princess Diamonds Ruby/Garnet, Red Hunt (Team Diabetes of SL)
Lipstick: IT: Lipstick 25, Catwaholic Hunt 49 (5L$ each)
Eyeshadow: IT: Eyeshadow 3, Catwaholic Hunt 6 (5L$ each)
Shoes: Lindy: Delinda SpringRose, 4 Seasons Hunt
Nails: Livia: Chevron Autumn, old hunt (they are still available for low price)
Earrings: Indy&Co.: Ava Hoops, Gold, Tres Chic free gift
Eyes: Avi-Glam: Onyx, Mens only monthly free gift
Head: Catwa: Bibi
Body: Maitreya: Mesh Body, Lara

Pose: Ilaya: Sophia Pose 5, Shiny Shabby

Location: StarZ Art Corner

Windlight: Purple Blue Night

Friends with talent

I met Virginia, and we became friends, when I went to her HP Lovecraft readings (Tuesdays 5pm SLT) at Innsmouth. She became one of the artists featured at Galleria Kakku. Through her I heard of this exhibit at The Red Gallery, benefiting Team Diabetes of SL. It will open on the 20th. I really love the pictures she made for it. There will be a lot of artists featured and the proceeds go to an important cause. John Brianna (Johannes1977) is also one of the Galleria Kakku artists, and is the 2016 SL coordinator of the charity. He runs The Windlight Art Gallery and works for the Kultivate magazine. You can see, why I had to share this event, I am very happy they are doing such a great event.

Details:

Hair: Ohmai Salon: Tako, Dark Browns
Eyes: Lotus: Emotivi 23 RARE, Dreamful Event
Skin: Birth: Eden, Tone 05 - 2, The Gacha Garden
Shoes: ChicChica: Helena, Berry, The Crossroads, gift
Sweater, scarf and bonus skirt: Hilly Haalan: Cassia, Pattern Knits (16 Textures), Hello Tuesday
Nails: CNZ: Natural Nails, Sixty Linden Weekends
Head: Catwa: Bibi
Body: Maitreya: Mesh Body, Lara

Pet: Black Bantam: My Black Leopard Cubs & Halo Pack, The Dressing Room

Location: The Red Gallery (SLurl) Exhibit in benefit of Team Diabetes, opens November 20, 2016 at 3pm slt

Windlight: Bryn Oh's Condos in Heavens Sky

Rose

Details:

Eyes: Inkheart: Prana, Chakras, The High Life Hunt (Thanks InkHeart!)
Nails: Tashi: Grape Fizz, The Jerky Turkey Hunt 6
Dress: RealEvil Industries: Irina, Rose, Hello Tuesday
Hair: No Match: No Hunt, Hello Tuesday
Lipstick: Alaskametro: Fall Runway, Sad November 3
Shoes: Breathe: Diana Heels, Peach, gacha, The Chapter Four
Ring: Spell: Quarzo Rosa, The Chapter Four
Headdress: Cubic Cherry: Harvest tiara, The Liaison Collaborative
Head: Catwa: Bibi
Body: Maitreya: Mesh Body, Lara

Pet: Lassitude & ennui: Dragon whelp, rose, gacha, The Gacha Garden

Pose: Elephante: Rose 2
Location: Art Ark

Windlight: Gwen's Light

Nostalgia

Details:

Hair: No Match: No Never, Hello Tuesday sale today
Shoes: G&D: Scarlet, Violet, Hello Tuesday
Eyes: Song: Lolita, Teal, gacha
Dress: MSS: Emilia, Blue
Necklace: Kres: Woodland, square, gacha
Head: Catwa: Bibi
Body: Maitreya: Mesh Body, Lara
Prop: Belle Epoque: Food Basket, gift

Windlight: AM Radio's Nostalgia
Location: It all starts with a smile

Minie the Ponycorn let me use this really lovely picture she took at the sim.