Another Sunrise, A New Day . . .

I will not let the sun set

On one more day of sadness

Life is too short and fleeting

To let this hurt bring me undone.

I shall find my happiness

Amongst those who truly love me

Amongst you who truly care

And in the flowers, trees and sky.

There will be another sunrise

And the blessings of a new day

Calm will once more find my heart

And take my tears away.

Prose by Dianne D ... ♥

Image: Cosmos Flowers Flash Screen Free Wallpapers

La Pluie

Something bright and cheerful for a change, this sweet little song will have you singing along with happiness and a smile on your face once you have listened to the music and looked at the great images on the video.
The song 'La Pluie' or 'The Rain' is sung by French songstress Zaz (Isabelle Geffroy), I do hope you enjoy it.
I do apologise as I do not have an English translation of the lyrics, I did search on the Net but there seems to be many contradictions in the translations ... maybe someone out there could help me out! Please ... ♥

Le ciel est gris la pluie s'invite comme par surprise
elle est chez nous et comme un rite qui nous enlise
les parapluies s'ouvrent en cadence
comme une danse,
les gouttes tombent en abondance
sur douce France.

Tombe tombe tombe la pluie
en ce jour de dimanche de décembre
à l'ombre des parapluies
les passants se pressent pressent pressent sans attendre

On l'aime parfois elle hausse la voix elle nous bouscule
elle ne donne plus de ses nouvelles en canicule
puis elle revient comme un besoin par affection
et elle nous chante sa grande chanson
l'inondation

Tombe tombe tombe la pluie
en ce jour de dimanche de décembre,
à l'ombre des parapluies
les passants se pressent, pressent, pressent sans attendre

Tombe tombe tombe la pluie
en ce jour de dimanche de décembre
à l'ombre des parapluies
les passants se pressent pressent pressent sans attendre

et tombe et tombe et tombe, tombe
et tombe et tombe et tombe...

Lyrics: http://www.lyricsmania.com/la_pluie_lyrics_zaz.html
All about Zaz: http://www.musictory.com/music/Zaz

I reach out to you . . .

I call out to you

But my voice comes back

In waves of silence

I reach out to you

But my pleas are returned

With ignorance and quiet
Echoing in these lonely silences
Between us ...

How then am I to reach you

If you will not listen
Is there nothing left to save ...

Are you lost to me forever

Lost in this place of darkness

Where I shall never hear your voice

Or see your words to me again ...

Would you leave me here

Alone in this state of sadness

With only the resonance of the words

I should not have spoken?

I have many regrets,

I have humbled myself

Before you, but

Is there no forgiveness

To be found in you?
What more can I say
Am I to forget all that we shared
Then turn, and walk away?

Prose by Dianne D ... ♥
Image: Rainy Day Inspiration Free Wallpaper

Drifting ...

'Drifting' by Enya from her album 'Amarantine'

Please click on Youtube to watch the video in full effect and advertisment free.

Softly upon the page . . .

Where are your words of friendship

That once fell softly upon the page?

Words that were kindly written

How sad when friendship fails

You said you would always

Be with me, only a thought away

But now I do not feel you

Though I look for you each day

Perhaps I hoped for more

Than you could ever give

But you could have told me

And been the one to say 'Goodbye'

My friendship has no boundaries

I give with all my heart

I am truly sorry ...

Maybe that was my mistake

No hope of words left unspoken

Only echoes from the past

Now an empty silence between us

A heavy sadness fills my heart . . .

Poem by Dianne D ... ♥

Image : Persephone (source unknown)

A Wish for Saint Valentine's Day

Black and Red - John White Alexander - 1896

For all who love and are loved in return and those who seek a chance at love ... may you all have a happy Valentine's Day.

♥

This is only a section of the painting by John White Alexander (1856-1915)
To view the complete painting 'Black and Red' please follow the link.

Antinoüs. Hervé Cristiani

Play the golden cymbals, let Caesar pass

May the pages cry their honey tears,
The gods are tired of inhabiting the heavens
May the feast commence, may the Nubians dance,
May the wines from Chaldea bring forgetfulness

Antinoüs, Antinoüs, your sleeping slave
Antinoüs, Antinoüs, you cannot forget

Play the golden cymbals, let Caesar pass

By the leather and iron and the eagles from Rome
You have conquered Earth and subjected men
All the barbaric princes who are at your feet
Have not the power to make you forget

Antinoüs, Antinoüs, your sleeping slave
Antinoüs, Antinoüs, you cannot forget

In the marble statues and the changes in the empire
In the whisper of trees, there is his smile
By the imperial purple that covers your body
By the song of the Vestals, he will live on

Antinoüs, Antinoüs, your sleeping slave
Antinoüs, Antinoüs, you cannot forget

Play the golden cymbals, let Caesar pass.

Here is a link to more information regarding the life and times of Antinoüs

Hervé Cristiani from his CD album Antinoüs

Translator unknown.