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avanillaopus · 9 months

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jamie's house

Sometimes you walk into a house and the idea of taking off your shoes doesn't even cross your mind. other times you walk into a house and the floors leave your shoes dirtier than the muddy footpath out front.

Souls are very much like houses and even though you can’t make homes out of people some people feel like home.

Being close to him is standing on a front porch at dusk bathing in the warm light from the hallway while you wait for him to let you in. You find yourself kicking off your shoes before he’s even opened the door because he has the kind of soul you fear touching lest you smear it with all your dirt. You’ve been to many houses so you think you know what to expect but nothing can prepare you for this kind of homecoming.

His stories are a blanket that he wraps around your shoulders to ward off the chill of the evening and looking at the world through his eyes is like looking out across rolling fields peppered with wildflowers. He makes you want to be a better person, makes you want to live every day like it's a summer night. There isn’t much space in his house for empty feelings and meaningless words and even though you know you can’t stay forever you find yourself wanting to leave something behind.

So you tell him stories of your own and he listens like what you’re saying is actually worth hearing. You share your favourite songs with him - old Fall Out Boy that you didn’t think anyone else liked - only to find that he knows every word and when he sings along with you to The Patron Saint of Liars and Fakes you feel more seen than you’ve ever felt in your life.

You’ve been to many houses so you think you know what to expect but nothing can prepare you for this kind of homecoming.

His soul isn’t just a home. It’s a whole town full of houses - a whole city of skyscrapers with all their lights switched on - and even though you know you can’t stay forever you hope you managed to leave a mark that says ‘I was here,’ because what a privilege it was to matter to him, what an honour to be let into his house.

-h.w

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inmoonlightpoetry · 7 months

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《回乡偶书》- 贺知章

回乡偶书, Impressions on Returning Home, by He Zhi Zhang 贺知章, translated with pinyin and vocabulary

huí xiāng ǒu shū – hè zhī zhāng (唐 – táng) 少小离家老大回，乡音无改鬓毛衰。儿童相见不相识，笑问客从何处来。 PINYIN: Huí xiāng ǒu shū Shǎo xiǎo lí jiā lǎo dà huí, Xiāng yīn wú gǎi bìn máo cuī. ér tóng xiāng jiàn bù xiāng shí, Xiào wèn kè cóng hé chù lái. ENG: Impressions on Returning Home Young when I left home, old as I return, My dialect has not yet changed, but the hair on my temples is thinning. Children meet me not…

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sarahkateishii · 1 year

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Searching for home

You wander, alone,

Through the journey of life, searching for home,

For the place you feel safe, the place you feel calm,

The place you know that you’re furthest from harm.

Wherever you are,

Whoever you are,

Surrounded by people or walking alone,

There’s that urge in your heart, searching for home.

Where is it? Your home?

That place you belong, that face that you yearn?

For whatever reason, they’re elsewhere but beside you,

And you start living where you are in body and where they are in soul.

The other side of the city, the country,

The ocean…

Those thousands of miles…

No matter how far, your soul still beckons, searching for home.

A heart beat’s wait, or more,

Feels like forever when you’re searching for home.

When you’re waiting for the warmth, the felicity, the hold-

To be wrapped in the embrace of the person you love.

That scent,

That voice,

That surge of peace when you look in their eyes,

When you see the person whose smile means home.

#poetry #poems #writing #author #writer #fantasy poetry #women writers #writeblr #poems about home #poems about love

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metamorphesque · 2 years

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— Conversations about Home (At the Deportation Centre), Warsan Shire

[text ID: My body is burning with the shame of not belonging, my body is longing.]

#warsan shire #conversations about home #poem #poetry #longing #quotes #literature

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lilllium · 1 year

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— J. Allyn Rosser, from Sugar Dada

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cerise-on-top · 1 month

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hi<3 if you can, can you do valeria and laswell with a gothic s/o? like someone who likes darker/morbid things and things like that! love your blog by the way! it’s definitely my favorite blog to come look at after a long ass day <333

Hey there! Sorry, but I couldn't really find too much on what counts as dark and morbid in the goth scene, so I wrote more general HCs, I hope that's alright still ^^;

Valeria and Laswell with a Gothic!S/O

Valeria: She’d most definitely be intrigued, but not too much. In all honesty, she doesn’t know too much about the subculture, she’s never really met a goth who was clearly one. However, if it makes you happy, that’s all that matters to her. While she won’t really know too many bands, or any at all, she’d be more than happy to listen to a few if you want her to. Yes, she won’t always have the time, but when she isn’t too busy she could put on some songs by Joy Division or The Cure, she really doesn’t mind. She can vibe to that sort of music, even if it isn’t her favorite. You’re more than welcome to discuss the literature with her, though. She’s probably never read a single gothic literature book, but she can buy you some. Anything from poetry to a regular novel, it’s quite alright. While she won’t be the best person to go to when it comes to discussing those, she’ll support you either way. However, something she could definitely enjoy would be going clothes shopping with you. The fashion is kind of nice, she has to admit, so she’d be more than happy to buy you whatever garments you desire. Will go out of her way to find something you might like as well. I can’t see her being too much into the history of goth culture, though. It’s nice that you are a goth, if you want to tell her about it, then you can and she’ll listen to you, but she likely doesn’t have the time to research everything by herself. Tell her about its roots and she can definitely appreciate you going against what’s mainstream and how it all came to be. She’s a very defiant and rebellious woman herself, so she definitely gets it.

Laswell: She knows so many people, I wouldn’t be surprised if she has worked with goths before. And even if she hasn’t directly, she’s likely seen quite a few walking around the city. She usually grows worried for them in summer since their attire is black, which makes it quite hot. However, she’d be very intrigued by you and your subculture. It’s something very near and dear to you, so she would put in the effort to learn about your history. Will give some classic bands a listen as well. She just really wants to have something to talk about with you. Besides, she gets to learn more about you. While she may not be the biggest fan of your interest in death, considering she’s surrounded by it more often than not, she’d be more than happy to indulge anything else it has to offer. Laswell spent a good chunk of life left alone with her thoughts, so she definitely knows a thing or two about melancholy, the state of the world and introspection. Maybe not in the same way you do, but she can definitely keep up in a conversation. She’s likely also unintentionally read some of the more popular gothic novels out there and liked them, so she’d make for a good discussion partner as well. While she doesn’t particularly understand the need to make your face completely white, she doesn’t mind. In fact, she thinks it looks quite cool, even if it’s not for her. However, the fashion in and of itself looks really good to her. Again, she wouldn’t want to wear it, but something about Victorian and Edwardian fashion has a certain something to it that she can’t quite place. Like Valeria, she’ll definitely buy you things she thinks you might like. Anything from a suit or a corset to a book about poetry. Beware, though, she will read the books before you can.

#cod #cod x reader #valeria garza #valeria garza x reader #kate laswell #kate laswell x reader #I am so incredibly tired so I'm sorry if this is bad #the day I'm writing this is Monday and I worked for nine hours today which wasn't very fun #I'll be working for nine hours tomorrow again and I'm not looking forward to that but I need that overtime #I've never met a goth before so I don't even know anyone I could ask about it #I know an emo or two but that's not the same #still I gave the music a listen and I gotta say it sounds pretty good #I can see Valeria indulging you in your morbid things though. if you collect animal bones she can definitely acquire some #whether it be through roadkill or ethically killed animals #Laswell wouldn't be too big of a fan of having bones at home but she won't stop you either #she'll just tell you to keep them somewhere she won't necessarily have to see them all the time #she's not squeamish but she prefers to not think about death too much outside of work. she gets enough of it on the daily #Laswell would be more media literate than Valeria though. she's definitely analyzed some poems for fun when she was younger #Valeria doesn't have the time to read too much into something. or read a book at all. a poem maybe but that's it she won't read into it

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onomatopiya · 5 months

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madhamākhi sutra (transcript below the cut)

when i was in high school a bee died next to my prayer mat

i didn't have the heart to pick it up so i left it there

and i prayed by its corpse while it rotted into the carpet

my dad got it eventually though

he laid its little bee body in the trash can by the mandir

it's funny

i still look for dead bees when i'm supposed to be praying

funny.

i think i'm supposed to be the bee.

#i dont really know if this is how you do poetry but eh. we ball #writeblr #writblr #my writing #poetry #spilled ink #poets on tumblr #writers on tumblr #tw animal death #‘did you actually pray next to a dead bee’ yeah and i felt really bad about it 😭#went home a few weeks back for a pooja and found myself looking for the bee and i was like #wait i could probably write a poem out of that

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mysteryshoptls · 11 months

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SR Ace Trappola Apprentice Chef Voice Lines

Summon Line: Don't think this'll be too difficult, 'cause it's a class for beginners. Eh, I'll just bang this out the best I can!

Groooovy!!: I mean, I don't really care if my dishes get compliments, or anything... Hey, I'm kidding, I'm kidding! I'm totally happy!

Home: Ooh, I look like a pro, don't I?

Home Idle 1: I feel like most deeply-colored veggies tend to have a more unique flavor. When it comes to both humans and vegetables, the stronger and brighter they are, the more distinct they are... Or, something like that.

Home Idle 2: While I was chatting with Sebek, Lilia passed by and tossed me a piece of candy... But it had a weird color, and I still haven't brought myself to try it.

Home Idle 3: Whenever someone tells me I can't do something, that makes me want to do it even more. Like putting stuff in the microwave that I shouldn't.

Home Idle - Login: Cooking, huh～ I only got a bit of experience from my turns helping make the sweets for the tea parties, but... Eh, I'm sure it'll be fine!

Home Idle - Groovy: Woah, perfect! It came out looking good ♪ Whaddya think? Looks like even cooking's no biggie for me when I put my mind to it!

Home Tap 1: Cherry pies that's got them fresh cherries piled on top feel like a total delicacy. Totally different vibe from candied cherries.

Home Tap 2: 'Cause of this one book I read when I was a kid, I really can't stand raw oysters. Kinda reminds me of that story whenever I see 'em...

Home Tap 3: Eh? Am I not supposed to wash the frying pans with soap? Oh, just not the cast iron ones? Sigh... That's about as nitpicky as one of the laws of the Queen of Hearts.

Home Tap 4: Man, I'm so glad the tomatoes were so easy to crush～ On the other hand, pureeing the chestnuts was sooo hard...

Home Tap 5: Ack! I was eyeballing how much salt to throw in, but now it's way too salty! Eeeh, I thought it'd work out, too. You mean, I gotta be more exact with it?

Home Tap - Groovy: How's it? Good? ...Awesome, sounds like you really do like it. There's still a lot more where that came from, so don't hesitate to grab seconds.

Requested by Anonymous.

#twisted wonderland #twst #ace trappola #twst ace #twst translation #twst maserchef #mention: sebek #mention: lilia #.#Home Tap 2: Ace seems to be talking about the poem The Walrus and the Carpenter from Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll

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iced-flower-pot · 3 months

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Have you never stood to regard our home from its farthest corner?

Would you really want our home to be without it?

💖

#bbc ghosts #fanny button #thomas thorne #mathew baynton #martha howe douglas #the six idiots #ghosts #do you know? i'm not sure those things really do add up to a home at all.#all of my memories are about the people. george dante... and of course my new family #excuse me #what was that?!🤧#this has me bawling still #like its such a beautiful poem?#uncalled for #💔#when she called the other ghosts family i-#i know im cringe

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maeo-png · 7 months

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Simon Petrikov, Healing, Self-love, and a smidge more of Greek mythology if you really squint

“Ulysses” poem excerpt by Alfred Tennyson // Fionna and Cake Episode 10 “Cheers” // “Exitlude” by The Killers // “Cheers” // “Talk To Me” by cavetown // “a poem traveled down my arm” by Alice Walker // “Cheers” // “Ulysses” book by James Joyce

#UGH i love the Ulysses poem specifically #it’s only an excerpt but all of it is totally Simon #it’s about growing old but still feeling that passion for adventure that you did when you strove with gods #and that you aren’t what you were before but that which you are you are. mwah mwah. i love it sm #adventure time #fionna and cake #fionna and cake spoilers #adventure time spoilers #simon petrikov #web weave #anyway ulysses is actually the roman equivalent of Odysseus #a hero renowned for his intelligence and cleverness. but also his love.#his dedicated myth (the odyssey. duh) is all about him on his way home to see his wife after the Trojan war #he also built his own palace. by himself iirc #and was the king of ithaca #what i’m saying is simon has most similar qualities with Odysseus/Ulysses than he does with any other Greek myth figure #(oh wow maeo ur so cool) thank u brackets person omg #txt

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coffeexxcigarettes · 12 days

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Backfire

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Sometimes I think about

What would have happened

If we had never kissed.

The way we laugh together,

Without pressure.

How you ask me to play music

From my teen years.

And though you pretend not to like it,

You bounce your leg to the beat;

You ask me the name of it later.

When you looked at me across the table,

With a smile.

"Is there something on my face?" I hid behind my napkin.

And you laughed.

"I just like you."

And I like you too,

When we don't have to pretend

To be in love.

Sometimes I wonder,

If you'd consider me a good friend

If we had never kissed.

And then maybe the night wouldn't end

With you yelling at me,

Again

And

Again

And

Again

And

...

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jimmyspades · 2 months

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let’s stay like this forever let’s just keep pretending

#look away until you want to imagine a domestic peaceful life with red. whatever #I’ve always loved this part of the show his happy home at the motel #the blacklist #raymond reddington #*#video #this is just. a visual representation of what willow and I have been talking about #the chance for him to have a happy normal safe life. with the people he loves. doesn’t have to feel selfish or guilty about it #he doesn’t have to pretend anymore #sometimes he remembers the past and maybe he gets scared but not a lot. he’s so happy. he’s not going to lose it.#this is my AU I can say he’s not going to lose it #at the risk of sounding even crazier my favorite walt whitman poem has a line #‘I have somewhere surely lived a life of joy with you’#yeah.#a home for both of us

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opheliapenning · 1 year

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Our past had crawled into the trees,

Into the seas and from the valleys.

It showed us what had been, what would be

And what would never cease being.

Ophelia Penning

#something about the way the pevensies are constantly adapting and changing timelines #home becomes synonymous with family #and not a place #narnia edit #prince caspian edit #narnia #prince caspian #susan pevensie #peter pevensie #edmund pevensie #lucy pevensie #the chronicles of narnia #the voyage of the dawn treader #original poem #my poem #ophelia penning

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metamorphesque · 2 years

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— Conversations About Home (At the Deportation Centre), Warsan Shire

[text ID: I am the sin of memory and the absence of memory.]

#warsan shire #conversations about home #quotes #literature #poem #poetry #memory #dark academia

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majestic-kestrel · 4 months

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after what Thomas said in 5x05 about not being remembered, I hope Alison had one of his poems framed and placed somewhere in the hotel and that he got a room named after him too.

#i mean they should all have parts of the hotel dedicated for each of them but thinking abt his insecurity about leaving no legacy #like even if ppl read his poem and go wtf this is awful at least they're aware of his work now #i think that would matter to him more than whether or not they like it #and also fanny's poem about home is there as like a wall mural #bbc ghosts #bbc ghosts spoilers

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anunfortunatekinlist · 5 months

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To write you heart.

There are notebooks full, full of notes doodles recipes, poems; illustrations of love, ink soaked pages full of admiration. Small ink platter where Remus had pressed too hard on the quill, small in smudges where he’d dragged the sleeve of his robe over a particularly detailed sketch of Sirius in his casual clothes, a small section in the back of the book, full of pressed daisies from the daisy chain Sirius and James had made in the spring.

The notebook was soaked to the brim with Remus’s admiration, love and unrequited devotion to Sirius, a part of his heat that he allowed to be shown through intricate strokes of his quill, the script of his heart melted into the page.

And it was missing, it was not in his book bag? where he always kept it, he couldn’t find it anywhere. His heart was beating out of his chest, it was dangerous in anyone else’s hands, all his devotion was spilled into the pages and it threatened to ooze into the gossip-filled halls of Hogwarts.

He retraced his steps, carefully looking over the library and the Great Hall, seeing if he could see it on a table, or in someone’s hands.

He searched for what felt like eons for the secret part of his heart, until he finally decided to retire to bed, hoping to find the notebook tomorrow in one of his classes.

As he opens the door to the dorm, to only see Sirius, and the notebook.

#this is just a silly thing i wrote on the way home from work #feel like it kind of encapsulates loser remus #writing soppy poems about his crush #marauders era #sirius black #remus john lupin #wolfstar #remus lupin #unrequited #maybe?#harry potter #marauders

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