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Ended up on a poetry buzz for the last few days, which is odd as I never really bothered much with it outside of school. Think I'm gonna have a day soon where I decorate my room by putting these and others up on my wall. I may go down in my family history as possibly the most pretentious of my clan to ever exist but I suppose I can handle it!

He Wishes For The Cloths of Heaven - WB Yeats

HAD I the heavens' embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

Late Fragment - Raymond Carver
And did you get what
you wanted from this life, even so?
I did.
And what did you want?
To call myself beloved, to feel myself
beloved on the earth.

Acquainted with the Night - Robert Frost
I have been one acquainted with the night.
I have walked out in rain -- and back in rain.
I have outwalked the furthest city light.

I have looked down the saddest city lane.
I have passed by the watchman on his beat
And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.

I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
When far away an interrupted cry
Came over houses from another street,

But not to call me back or say good-bye;
And further still at an unearthly height,
O luminary clock against the sky

Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.
I have been one acquainted with the night.

Fire and Ice - Robert Frost (I really like Frost )
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if I had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.


I could go on for ages but that'll do for now. I'll definitely have to get together some of the gems I adored from the LC, in particular 'Elm' and 'Child' by Sylvia Plath (I loved the happy ones clearly :pac:) and 'Antarctica' by Derek Mahon, and hunt for more. Might stick up some song lyrics too now that I think of it. My room's gonna look ridiculous but hey, I just really like words.

Hon stem cells t'fuck!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/jul/21/embryonic-stem-cells-sight-blind-retinas

Scientists have shown that light-sensitive retinal cells, grown in the lab from stem cells, can successfully integrate into the eye when implanted into blind mice. The technique opens up the possibility that a similar treatment could help people who have become blind through damage to their retinas to regain some of their sight.

Cherry Blossom Girl wrote: »

Tumblr showed me that too! It also showed me this which I like very much. This guy, and this poem especially are fantastic.

"If I could I would tie your arms to a daydream and then auction you off to my fondest memories"

This is unrelated but do you remember some time back you and Jefrey (Rest in Boards) were talking about a poet and he has this really amazing yet I think maybe a 3 line poem, and I can't for the life of me remember the poem or the poet.

Cherry Blossom Girl wrote: »

I do! It was Late Fragment by Raymond Carver:

And did you get what
you wanted from this life, even so?
I did.
And what did you want?
To call myself beloved, to feel myself
beloved on the earth.

Carver has some really fantastic poems and short stories!

ps. Jefrey plz come back. I miss your music recommendations.

The man had a damn fine taste for music!

Also, thanks