Elegance

"This morning I was surprised to discover that I am not who I thought I was"

Portrait by Francoise Nielly

Whispered Words Won't Seem Familiar

Relaxing. Yes.

It is far, far

Made a lil' sumthin' in photoshop earlier today. I love this verse.

It's Too Cold Outside for Angels to Fly

Birdy's cover is too beautiful. How refreshing is her clear voice?

And they screamThe worst things in life come free to usCos we're just under the upperhandAnd go mad for a couple of gramsAnd she don't want to go outside tonightAnd in a pipe she flies to the MotherlandOr sells love to another manIt's too cold outsideFor angels to flyAn angel will dieCovered in whiteClosed eyeAnd hoping for a better lifeThis time, we'll fade out tonight

Watch Ed Sheeran's original video here

Accept all happiness from me

It May Not Always Be so; And I Say
BY E.E. CUMMINGS
It may not always be so; and I say
that if your lips, which I have loved, should touch
another's, and your dear strong fingers clutch
his heart, as mine in time not far away;
if on another's face your sweet hair lay
in such a silence as I know, or such
great writhing words as, uttering overmuch,
stand helplessly before the spirit at bay;

If this should be, I say if this should be-
you of my heart, send me a little word;
that I may go unto him, and take his hands,
saying, Accept all happiness from me.
Then shall I turn my face, and hear one bird
sing terribly afar in the lost lands.

Still from the film Nu

I Exist

A Man Said to the Universe
BY STEPHEN CRANE

A man said to the universe:
"Sir I exist!"
"However," replied the universe,
"The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation."

But I Tell You Who Hear Me:

All Photos from The Protester: A Portfolio by Peter Hapak

Graphics by Me, Anna Webb

You are welcome to share these images, but please give us both credit. 

Particularly Mr. Hapak, as he is brilliant.

TIME's person of the year is The Protestor.

2011 has been an eventful year for human rights across the globe

their bravery and courage is an inspiration to us all

Elegance

"Nothing is harder or more unfair than human reality: humans live in a world where it's words and not deeds that have power, where the ultimate skill is mastery of language."

True Elegance

I Still Ain't Over You

This needs no introduction.

"Love my wash away the blues, but I still ain't over you"

When Thou Art Gone

TO -
BY PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY

Music, when soft voices die,
Vibrates in the memory--
Odors, when sweet violets sicken,
Live within the sense they quicken.
Rose leaves, when the rose is dead,
are heaped for the beloved's bed;
And so thy thoughts, when thou art gone
Love itself shall slumber on.

Image from The Dream Walking Society

Alabama Shakes' "You Ain't Alone"

Last week I wrote about music and decided to start a new segment on Of the Thing Sung! Weekly, if not more frequently, I want to feature a musician whose lyrics demonstrate that they understand love of the thing sung, not of the song or of the singing.

The second song I want to feature is by a group called Alabama Shakes. Many people have discovered them through the new, beautiful Zales commercial or because of one Miss Adele. Please share their music with the world, like them on facebook and legally purchase their music. They deserve it. 

"You ain't alone. Just let me be your ticket 

home"

C'est La Vie

"Give your heart and soul to me

and life will always be la vie en rose"

Take a moment. Have a listen.
Images from Fanny Latour-Lambert