Yay Springcon.
Yay summer.
Yay internet.
Happy International Goth Day~~


Resplendence, Evanescence The apple blossoms opened today,Resplendence, Evanescence by ~xxLulu
the pleasant scent filling my lungs
embracing me in the sweet softness of spring.
Just yesterday, these were but tiny fuzzy buds--
nubile yet children on empty black branches,
miserably thin and hopelessly reaching out
into the boundless sky;
the world's grey gloom proved too cold
to welcome them until today.
But with spring
come the gentle white petals:
pink'd fleshy silk against skin
warm and rosy on a cool breeze,
my tresses bejewel'd like a faerie queen's,
a secret beauty forgotten by most.
I gaze towards the sky with heavy heart
My face wet, my soul starved, parched;
thirsty, searching fo


Island Weary traveler, wand'ring the desert night,Island by ~xxLulu
guided by the light of the moon;
Aching bones, rowing off into the horizon
underneath the heat of the sun;
Restless feet, tired and heavy
marching towards a destination yet unknown;
Foolish Wanderer,
How do you know where you're going?
In the distance I can see a light
Dim and foggy, like a dream.
The moon is smiling upon me
He fades into the sky
The stars are out, maybe somewhere
But the darkness or chill of night
no longer bothers me.
Instead, the clouds, whipped and gently floating
and the song of crickets, the smell of trees
Fill me up.
I can taste sea salt.
After years in the