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Aug 07, 2005 04:09


when i was watering the vegetable garden yesterday, i found a dead mole hiding in the dense leaves of the courgette(zucchini) plant, its tiny duck-like feet jutting into the air as if it died begging for its life. there was something so strangely human about its death pose, and i felt cold standing in the violent sun. i had been spraying the garden ( Read more... )

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plathsrevenge August 7 2005, 19:06:50 UTC
oh, that's lovely. scent is so powerful like that, isn't it? i can specifically smell your coat, but even if i don't and i'm just lying in bed, there is a lingering smell. and that ache, you know.

also, i forbid you to overuse the ♥ because it's....not allowed. or something. yeahhhhh.

♥ heartbeats, increasing heartbeats

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flourishing August 7 2005, 11:28:14 UTC
This really did make me feel wonderfully happy.

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plathsrevenge August 7 2005, 19:09:58 UTC
i'm glad. sometimes i feel i give off an aura of such sadness, and even when i'm cheerful, i'm not properly happy. but in these rare moments, i really am, and it's wonderful. i always like what i get from your posts as well.

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girlintheband August 7 2005, 12:38:12 UTC
when we lived on our farm in england, there used to be hundreds of moles living in our front field. if you weren't careful, you could fall down into a mole hole. i never saw an actual mole, though.

i'm glad you're happy; it makes me smile to hear that other people are happy. x

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plathsrevenge August 7 2005, 19:11:08 UTC
eek! that's so strange that you never saw one. it makes me think of the garden gnomes in harry potter for some reason!

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gemarina August 7 2005, 16:59:10 UTC
I love when you're happy. ♥

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plathsrevenge August 7 2005, 19:11:42 UTC
me too. it's good fun! i'll have to write you a properly-happy letter sometime soon. i do owe you one.

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poesian August 7 2005, 20:33:47 UTC
This feels sort of syrupy. I like it.

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