Thursday, July 21, 2011

grey like ashes



"I hear mandolins, guitars,
Spanish bagpipes,
the drums of Africa,
boatmen wailing on the Nile.

art by Ashes 57



I see sailors on watch
sipping cups of hot cocoa.
I see cathedrals, skyscrapers,

art by Ashes 57



cottages... I see
goats skipping along
the rocky coast

art by Ashes 57


Greece... I see
people chatting in
cafes , sipping wine,

gemstone bracelet
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77933154/




strolling on boulevards,
and avenues...

handmade beaded bracelet
http://www.etsy.com/listing/78021129/




...I'd love to bring this horse
home and let him
stay downstairs when

vintage leather pumps
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76608780


we're up in Italy but even
if I could go get him
 in, the door


1970's leather boots
http://www.etsy.com/listing/76608780/


my mother would
yell at me that
the last thing we need
 


http://www.etsy.com/listing/77811204/



in this house is a horse...

reversible belt
http://www.etsy.com/listing/40818080/




...Mam tells me at home,
You shouldn't cry
but then again


upcycled bike tire belt
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77188306/


tears are salty and
they'll wash the bad
stuff from my eyes...


http://www.etsy.com/listing/36740530/



...I have to stand at the edge
of the River Shannon so that
the whole world won't see


http://www.etsy.com/listing/42504656/


the tears of a man
the day he's fourteen...

http://www.etsy.com/listing/71622630/


...They're back at work
and I'm down the
stairs to the next part
of my life...

http://www.etsy.com/listing/72558587/



...It's too late now.
I'm on the ship
and there goes Ireland

http://www.etsy.com/listing/61484628


and it's foolish to be
standing on this deck
looking back and


http://www.etsy.com/listing/77402231/


thinking of my family

...and even more foolish
 that songs are going
through my head...



http://www.etsy.com/listing/61886746/


...I can pick out
the Statue of Liberty,
Ellis Island,

front of sweater
http://www.etsy.com/listing/72789385/


the Empire State Building,
the Chrysler Building,
 the Brooklyn Bridge.... 



back of sweater
http://www.etsy.com/listing/72789385/



"Leave a blanket 
of ash


Front of Nirvana dress
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77633284/

  
on the ground"   -Nirvana

Back of Nirvana dress
http://www.etsy.com/listing/77633284/





There are thousands
of cars speeding
along the roads

http://www.etsy.com/listing/78068986/


and the sun turns
everything to gold...

http://www.etsy.com/listing/75007961


...That was a lovely night,
Frank. Isn't this a great
country altogether?

"Tis." -Frank McCourt


http://www.etsy.com/listing/75007961 


I recently reread
 
that book
Angela's Ashes.


http://www.etsy.com/listing/62650968/




I'd forgotten
most of it.


Ashes In Washed Black




I must have
remembered
 I liked it.

Vivienne Westwood Fall 2010



I'd held onto
my copy, from
all those years ago.

ash grey sweater dress




Some people think
that it's a
depressing book.
ash grey boot



Sometimes I think
life 
is depressing.


I got this somewhere off Google.
The link was off, so I don't have the source.


That book
was real.
It was his story,
the way
he remembered it.


From the ashes of the first stars
http://www.etsy.com/listing/69200986/




Not everything
in life is
 colorful & bright.





Sometimes ash grey

is the perfect color.


source

Sometimes ash grey
is a mood or a feeling.

8 comments:

  1. super post! i love that book, read it years ago... sad.

    like the girl in grey, she's pretty.

    thankyouuu for your last comment !!!

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  2. Your posts are always so beautiful. You're wonderful at tying so many different elements from Art and pop culture together.

    Thanks for being my friend! :)

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  3. love the NYC vibe i get from these pictures!! nice post dear :)

    xx
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  4. Thank you for all your sweet comments! They seriously made my day. :) I agree with Alovelylittleworld - you have a great way of tying different elements and ideas together. Grey is such a versatile colour. I wish I had more of it in my closet. Love those vintage leather pumps! ;)

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  5. beautiful and inspirational post! it's great cuz I'm eating lunch and it's friday afternoon and just feels so refreshing after reading it!

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  6. great post love all the items!

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  7. I adore those tights with the branch detail. So mysteriously sexy, which is the best kind of sexy there is! And the asymmetric jacket below them is incredible. I also love the ash gray boot! By the way, thank you for always leaving such nice comments! You make me blush!

    xoxo
    Em

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  8. Such an interesting and unique post!

    GTBB,
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    http://www.badjoan.blogspot.com

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