You’re all in the white of the snow

From a ways, the sky and your hands
come to my eyes, from some distant part of you;
it’s snowing out, you’re all in the white of the snow
every track in the candor a wound
and the field beyond the window is a body
a glance that becomes a pronouncement,
the heat of breath, your head adrift in sleeplessness;

that’s where it returns, in a word translated into silence
where the sparrows tie loose knots
your palms on your eyes, chest on your knees
forehead in the snow.

by: Pierluigi Cappello (translated by: Todd Portnowitz)

Details:

Skin: Pumec: Anita, January, The Chapter Four gift
Headpiece: E-Motions: Martha, We<3RP gift
Eyes: Astrae: Gaze, Dusk, Frostfell, We<3RP gift
Jewellery: Devious Mind: Snowflake choker and earrings, We<3RP gift
Dress: Tiffany Designs: Ice Mini Dress with Appliers, The Frozen Event
Hair: Tram: F1124
Flats: Breathe: Emmy, The Forest Event
Eyebrows: Alaskametro: Glimmer, KittyCatS gift
Watch: Glint: Womens Snowflake diamond watch

Pose 1: Stardust: Snowy, TCF Gift
Pose 2: An lar: The Pixie Series, Five, TCF

Location: Winterfell Absinthe
Windlight: Fairy dark blue Paulina

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

I start out as the sky descends

Things in the dark
exist but are not realized.
Perhaps with wings
they wait for enacting light.
I start out as the sky descends
to the visible spectrum and begins.

(- Exploring the Pastime Reaches and Beyond - By John Barr)

Thank you for the post that really cheered me up, Miss Mattie <3

Details:

Pants: MIX: Suspender Pants,Maitreya type-D, Sanarae
Eyes: TSG: Angel Eyes,Deep Blue, Uber
Skin: Pumec: Iris, January, The Forest Event
Shoes: Fame Femme: Zipper Boots Unisex, Black, TMD
Earrings: Logo: Byzantine, Copper, free gift
Hair: Runaway: Luan, Browns, old TDR
Hairbase: Dura: Catwa Shaved Short, Hairbase Layer, dark
Nails: Alaskametro: Color Trends, Cafe


Pose: Black Cats: Balance 3, Pose Lovers & Friends Event
Prop: Ninety: My Tablet Foxy Hud

Location: Sarawak
Windlight: region

Beautiful art by Silas Merlin

I had to post about all the beautiful art Silas Merlin does. It would be lovely to see people write stories about these imaginative pieces.

Silas Merlin AKA Jean-François Le Saint, is a talented artist from France. He has been a Master Pastelist (Maître Pastelliste) of the Pastel Society of France (Société des Pastellistes de France) since 2009 and now makes amazing digital art, such as the statues shown in this post, in Second Life. His website has more information and pictures. You can watch this video from an exhibit in SL that he also had in real life. And I loved seeing how he does his pastels.

Sculpture by Silas Merlin as part of the decor in The Forest Event

Silas Merlin at The Forest Event (event website)

Silas Merlin at Lost & Found

Silas Merlin at The Chapter Four

Silas Merlin at Galleria Kakku

Silas has his own gallery at Babbage Square

Among his artwork are some reproductions of the works of famous masters.