Friday, February 18, 2011


What comes of falling asleep to Bach:

Brachiosaurus, Apatosaurus, Mamenchisaurus; A biology field trip to the outskirts of - not Echolalia - a bizarre Wonderland place. Ruins of coliseums and tree houses. Statues of the unsavory: an adult Peter, a poor man's dream, a Beauty. Under every bridge are yellow-eyed crocodiles. There are spiders at Grandmother's house.

To the ivy theaters I go! Cheering, waltzing, wrestling, only to be sent away again by Blair and the lost souls trapped in dolls. There's a secret place high up in the towers of the theater. I promise to free them all, some day.

21 comments:

  1. oh, yes, the dinosaurs. my little cousin is over in the room imagining them up. ;) x

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  2. My brother used to collect little replicas. xx

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  3. When I was young I knew all the names of the dinosaurs by heart. It felt like a foreign language on my tongue. I liked how they tasted. x

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  4. A boy I care much about actually loves Bach...

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  5. Lovely, dear. Beautiful, vivid imagery. I shall like to free them with you. We can run through the streets afterwards with ribbons streaming behind us, singing a victory song. x

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  6. It would be interesting if our lives were influenced by the things we fell asleep listening to. I often fall asleep listening to Trespassers William. Hm, that actually explains a lot about my life...

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  7. The last paragraph, particularly, is stunning. Just stunning.

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  8. yes.. someday. <3
    this is a lovely post, dear!
    but i'm afraid of the underwater imagery. hehe :)

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  9. Amazing. Okay, so it was really hard to choose a favorite part, but I must say that this bit moved me the most: "Statues of the unsavory: an adult Peter, a poor man's dream, a Beauty. Under every bridge are yellow-eyed crocodiles. There are spiders at Grandmother's house."

    It's hard to imagine a grown up Peter; what's hard about it is that it would surely mean his death in some way, as exciting as it would be to imagine his as an older man (but I guess that's what "Hook" is for, right?).

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  10. MJ: That is so sweet. xx

    Hannah: How rare! I've yet to meet a boy like that.

    Thea: Maybe some day, some day. x

    Melee: I know definitely that my dreams influence the decisions I make in reality, so possibly. x

    Glasspalace: Thank you!

    Haze: Oh! I suppose it is a bit frightening. x

    CloudyKim: Oh dear, I personally loathed Hook. The whole idea of Peter growing up ruined it for me. It was almost sacrilegious. Thank you. xx

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  11. "lost souls trapped in dolls"

    This is just stunning! I used to love dinosaurs when I was young, I watched "The Land Before Time" everyday all day. This really is a gorgeous piece dearest!

    xx and hugs

    Jhordyn

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  12. Hopeful, and yet I still get a tingling sensation of tragedy in the back of my throat. Your words have the power to do that; to make us feel something, with undertones of another completely different emotion. Stunning writing. xxxx

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  13. I truly do believe in magic, and you have it right here in this. x

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  14. Jhordyn: Me too!! Thank you lovely. <3

    Joanna: Oh, thank you, I fear all my writing sounds the same. xx

    Mckenzie: Thank you dear. <3 x

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  15. Time to start falling asleep to Bach then, I think :) xx

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  16. Lovely dear! I have given you an award in my latest post. I do hope you like it! xxx

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  17. i promise to free them all one day...You should keep your promise.

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  18. Hello again dearest, I just wanted to let you know that I've moved here: http://unicorngirl-jhordyn.blogspot.com/

    xx and hugs

    Jhordyn

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  19. Holly: Yes. :)
    Ever: Thank you so much! This is rather horribly late, but thank you. xx
    Michelle: I'll try. x
    Jhordyn: Oh, lovely. xx

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