I wouldn't take anything away. I wouldn't change a thing. It is happening and that's all there'll ever be. Drink (to) the now.
My weakest part is my left little finger, and also the part that dwells, deals in things that aren't there.
A poet nearby once said that the body is the soul. Words collapse into each other, as do particles, as do soul-bodies in the night. And lonely blooms into glee.
Oh goody. I will relink you. I couldn't find your blog!
Posted by: Enemy of the Republic | May 10, 2007 at 01:20 PM
Now that you mention the finger, it is. It's kind of a different finger that little left one. But the right is screaming right now.
I've just had a lightening thought: when's your birthday again? It must be coming up soon. I don't want to forget it.
Posted by: Devil Mood | May 10, 2007 at 03:42 PM
what a line....lonely blooms into glee, i hope so.
Posted by: kristen | May 10, 2007 at 03:48 PM
THAT, my dear, is an amazing photo
Posted by: Zona | May 10, 2007 at 07:57 PM
hey sweetheart...
first of all, gorgeous picture. you are and always have been stunning. the cropping and shadow effects of that pic really are fantastic.
thanks for stopping by my weaselonastick site the other day.. good to see ya!
hope all else is well. big changes in my world. life changing in fact. i'll blog on 'em soon...
take care
B
Posted by: bronxbt | May 11, 2007 at 07:56 AM
Hey sweet cool picy. Hope your well and everything is as relaxed as you look. x
Posted by: shaz | May 12, 2007 at 05:06 AM
flowing into one
one moment this
one moment that
soul steers the body & mind
Posted by: Quasar9 | May 12, 2007 at 11:00 AM
PS - Love your profile photos!
Posted by: Quasar9 | May 12, 2007 at 11:01 AM
Hi sweetie,
I keep going to the wrong vesper land! Now I think I have corrected my blogroll.
I love your self-portrait photos!
missyxx
Posted by: missy | May 13, 2007 at 02:53 PM
vesper, i think the body has its own vocabulary. it is wiser than we think. therefore it is not that much different than the soul. the body is the here and now. i like it here now. xx
Posted by: chloe | May 13, 2007 at 03:34 PM
my eyes were playing tricks with me and I thought I saw "Drink (to)(the) now."
Love the photo, but that goes without saying. Given the artist, and the subject, you are dealing with high expectations.
Happy Mother's Day, Vesper.
Posted by: EsotericWombat | May 13, 2007 at 06:47 PM
Just came back to wish you a Happy Mummas day xx
Posted by: shaz | May 14, 2007 at 02:42 AM
beautiful random thoughts. and the pic is stunning, as usual.
Posted by: {illyria} | May 14, 2007 at 05:04 AM
Hope you had a good Mothers Day, Vesper! I like the picture; it's both odd and interesting.
Posted by: Daibh | May 14, 2007 at 10:31 AM
"Lonely blooms into glee."
Forever and ever, amen. I have experienced more glee, more pants-down tongue-out belly-laughin' ass-scratchin' delight since I started cutting the people out of my life like dead limbs off a tree.
a Reverend I admire once wrote "Everything you care about will turn to dust and be forgotten, but Paradise is right in front of your eyes." Once those words found their way into my brain, I started finding that sentiment mirrored everywhere. THIS WORLD is the perfect one, this world is heaven and Valhalla and Sessrumnir (Odin's wife's afterlife-party: it's like Valhalla, except women are allowed in) and Fight Club all rolled into one.
and it's already ours. I will drink to and with the now, I will try to drink it under seven tables and probably get put under a few myself. I should probably scrawl some dirty limericks under those tables while I'm down there.
Posted by: Doktor Holocaust | May 14, 2007 at 06:55 PM
i love the "drink to the now"....yes yes and yes. and amen too.
loneliness blooming into glee. it resonates with me, dear one. thank you.
Posted by: tamie | May 15, 2007 at 10:00 PM