no blood, no bone, no ash

violentwavesofemotion:

“But the rose is quiet and pale. She has forgotten us all. Even spring. Even death.”

— Edna St. Vincent Millay, from Three At Dusk I Found You

violentwavesofemotion:

“I adore this pale moon, I adore this death mask.”

— Delmira Agustini, from The White Book (1907); “In The Light of the Moon,”

violentwavesofemotion:

“The beauty of dried flowers,”

— Rabia of Basra, tr. by Daniel Ladinsky from “The Moment’s Depth,”

existential-celestial:

“The one I love with deathless tenderness …”

— Dmitri Merezhkovsky (Russian, 1865-1941), from “Dark Angel” (1895)  

“Кого люблю с бессмертной нежностью …”

(Source: finita--la--commedia)