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

Be Careful

i must be careful about such things as these.
the thin-grained oak.    the quiet grizzlies scared
into the hills by the constant tracks squeezing
in behind them closer in the snow.    the snared
rigidity of the winter lake.    deer after deer
crossing on the spines of fish who look up and stare
with their eyes pressed to the ice.   in a sleep.  hearing
the thin taps leading away to collapse like the bear
in the high quiet.   i must be careful not to shake
anything in too wild an elation.    not to jar
the fragile mountains against the paper far-
ness.   nor avalanche the fog or the eagle from the air.
of the gentle wilderness i must set the precarious
words.   like rocks.   without one snowcapped mistake.
(Be Careful - By Ed Roberson)

Details:

Eyes: SU69: Be Beauty XMAS Gift
Hair: Alice Project: Sloan, Christmas, Advent gift 17th Dec.
Shoes: Ecru: Trinket: Maitreya-Slink-Belleza 30 Colours, 60 WE
Skin: The Skinnery: Park Shin, Catwa Applier, Mocca, C88
Dress: Sweet Lies: Briza Dress Pack 1, old The Liaison Collaborative
Nails: Livia: Natural Gold, Slink/Omega/Maitreya, Color Me Project
Jewellery: IT: Majestique Set 22
Head: Catwa: Bibi
Body: Maitreya: Mesh Body, Lara

Pose: Belle Poses: Joss 2, 2nd Level gift
Location: Telrunya Winter, Flickr
Windlight: my own

What in the Dickens?

"No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another". - Charles Dickens

Details:

Hair: Diva: Nina, Red Amber
Cloak: Ashmoot: AW Coll, Color Me Project
Bracers: B&C: Winter's Chill, Midwinter event
Skin: Glam Affair: Olivia, The Epiphany Birthday
Shoes: Empire: Foxglove, The Chapter Four gift
Eyes: Queen oF Ink: Queen, The Chapter Four gift
Earrings: Ricielli,  Koko, Silver, TCF
Nails: Nailed It: All in One, On9 Christmas Gift Set
Dress: Foxes: Party Dress, Luxebox December
Head: Catwa: Bibi
Body: Maitreya: Mesh Body, Lara

Pet: MishMish: Cozy Little Bear, Luxe Box December

Pose: Belle Poses: Joss 3, 2nd Level gift

Location: The Dickens Project 2016, Produced by Seanchai Library, at Water Haven, sponsored by Kultivate Magazine / benefiting Team Diabetes SL (Make sure to check out the Eight Days if Dickens Mini-Hunt)
Windlight: PinkPurple