Of Alice in Wonderland

A boat, beneath a sunny sky,
Lingering onward dreamily
In an evening of July;

Children three that nestle near,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Pleased a simple tale to hear;—

Long has paled that sunny sky:
Echoes fade and memories die,
Autumn frosts have slain July.

Still she haunts me, phantom-wise,
Alice moving under skies
Never seen by waking eyes.

Children yet, the tale to hear,
Eager eye and willing ear,
Lovingly shall nestle near.

In a Wonderland they lie,
Dreaming as the days go by,
Dreaming as the summers die:

Ever drifting down the stream,
Lingering in the golden gleam,-
Life, what is it but a dream?

Lewis Carroll

Music is What Feelings Sound Like

photo from skarpi on flickr

Samwise the Brave

"I can't do this Sam"
"I know, it's all wrong. By rights we shouldn't even be here. But we are... It's like in the great stories, Mr Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were. And sometimes you didn't want to know the end, because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end it's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something. Even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back only they didn't. Because they were holding on to something."
"What are we holding onto Sam?"
"That there's some good in this world, Mr Frodo. And it's worth fighting for."

Don't Ask for Nothing

Just Let it Take You

. my new flat!
. oh the fairy lights in the front room. So pretty!
. finally having the internet!
. finishing the collage on my wall in my new room. It's a little different to how I usually do it and much much bigger than I expected. And looks well cool, obviously
. Two-Headed Boy by Neutral Milk Hotel. And the Dresden Dolls cover. I like both
. The Choir on BBC 2. I love Gareth Malone!
. meeting Shizuka randomly on the Strand the day after she came back from Hong Kong
. the new dress I got from TopShop
. A Very Potter Musical. And it's soundtrack, that I now have. :D
. how colourful my room looks now
. "the londonpaper is stopping? But now no one will find love!"
. "you can take the pasta and I'll have the wok and then if anyone tries to break into our flat I'll wok 'em!" [even better cos it was unintentional]
. Marc Johns

[stolen from my post to quiet_thrills]

Darling is this Love?

Sit with me a while
And let me listen to you talk about
your dreams and your obsessions
I'll be quiet and confessional
The violets explode inside me
when I meet your eyes
Then I'm spinning and I'm diving
Like a cloud of starlings

Darling is this love?

Elbow - Starlings