Opposites attract.

Nov 17, 2009 18:09

Let's see how far we've come.

Close your eyes. Remember the first time we met.



tellzone at flickr

For Sun and Moon supply their conforming masks, but in this hour of civil twilight all must wear their own masks.

And it is now that our two paths cross.



SmoothNougat at flickr

Both simultaneously recognise his Anti-type: that I am an Arcadian, that he is a Utopian.

He notes, with contempt, my Aquarian belly: I note, with alarm, his Scorpion's mouth.

He would like to see me cleaning latrines: I would like to see him removed to some other planet.

Neither speaks. What experience could we possibly share?
5. Vespers -- W.H. Auden



Nino.Modugno at flickr

Make yourself comfortable, my dear. In our past, in our present, in our future: welcome home.

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Like tea on cold days, I long for you always. <3

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