Saturday, April 21, 2012

he who sold out the stars


There are stars.

All the pale hair and slenderness and silver eyes of heaven, now tripping down steps, trailing sticky hands down banisters, their voices drunk on moonlight as they, in all their ugly gowns -- fall. Star trembles with all its might to touch the boy at the very end of her world, slips on his shadow, giggles at his fear. The Gemini follow suite. Lost little girls looking for authenticity, that's all they are, leeches of the otherworld. He should have never meddled with the astral, because now, like brainless fish, the stars have been lured and redefined. Their gills breath stardust, not oxygen. He knows they'll drown.

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  1. So happy to have you back, dear. xo

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  2. I've missed you, Ariana! This is beautiful and breathtaking I have to read it again and again :) Hope your days are beautiful xx

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    1. p.s. I'm sorry dear, I thought I was already following you.

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    2. Somehow the more I read it, the worse it gets, but I'm glad you like it dear. :)
      Thank you for following me!

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  3. Wow, it's so wonderful to see you back again - and you brought with you such a lovely post. I like the intrigue of the boy, as if he's the cause of the stars' innocent fall.

    Thank you for commenting on my blog too! I'm so glad you agree - it was a little scary to write, especially since I like to keep my posts reasonably mellow on the soap box spectrum. But those reviews had been the last straw, haha. Oh, I think you'll love Mirror Mirror. It's just stunning. And yes, Cassandra is a great character to think of; I still wish she ended up with Stephen, but... I like the rest of her personality ;)

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    1. I am so happy to be back, Kim! Thank you for taking the time to read and ponder. :)

      The first time I read I Capture the Castle, I was completely enraged about the Stephen issue, so much that I considered giving it 1 star on goodreads. But then when I read it again, this time with the knowledge of what was coming, I found that the unfairness and tragedy of it all is, in its own way, a kind of beauty... I still want to change the ending because it's so sad, but it does tip its hat to life, where love isn't always fair or work out so tidily.

      xxx

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  4. Oh, Ariana! The beauty of your words has not lessened at all in your absence. (Not that there's any reason it would, or anything... Never mind, heh.) Anyhow, it's wonderful to see you back, and in such fine form. xxx

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    1. Thank you Melee! It's wonderful to be back in the blogging world again. I've missed you guys! xxx

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  5. Thank you so much for the comment on my blog. I'm so happy to have found your blog; your words are beautiful.

    Love,
    Lili

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    1. As are yours, Lili! Thanks for commenting. xx

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  6. Oh! I am so, so glad you're back. Missed your glitter-dipped words more than I can say. Love, and love, and love forever, xxx

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    1. B, I have to say, I loved your story and have been keeping up with your blog even since I've been away. xxx

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    2. Thank you, beautiful. Thank you. x

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  7. I finally checked blogger again to see you've come back!
    This really is beautiful... I don't know how to explain it well, but it feels as though you've found the perfect words for something I've been unable to find any words at all for. xx

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    1. Thank you, dear. :) I'm glad someone else feels the same way

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  8. You write so beautifully! <3

    Love.
    www.inthepourinrain.blogspot.com

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  9. Beautiful and so poetic, I love the photograph as well :)

    Andrea

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