I posted this over on my facebook but as (one of the things) this blog is about things that make me happy, I figured it was worth reposting here. It sort of feels like cheating on a blog post a bit… but oh well. It’s worth it for some book appreciation!
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White moon shadows lace the walls -
haunt the honeysuckle night
The city kindles like fallen stars
among the undulating hills -
calling…
Aromatic pollen-sweet darkness
crouches beyond the window -
beckoning…
Moon – bleached grasses
where the wind ripples tenderly
promise dark pleasures
From Season of Green by Francesca Lia Block, published in 1979. I adore the imagery this poem provokes ♥

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Blueberry Girl, by Neil Gaiman, is an absolutely delightful poem he wrote for Tori Amos in anticipation of the birth of her daughter many years ago, which has now been turned into a book, illustrated by Charles Vess.
Many of the illustrations appear in this video, with Neil Gaiman reading the poem:

It’s a book for mothers [...]