Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Poetry Tuesday: "The Fist" by Derek Walcott

The fist clenched round my heart
loosens a little, and I gasp
brightness; but it tightens
again. When have I ever not loved
the pain of love? But this has moved

past love to mania. This has the strong
clench of the madman, this is
gripping the ledge of unreason, before
plunging howling into the abyss.

Hold hard then, heart. This way at least you live.


by Derek Walcott


Ciao!

The Lonely Alchemist

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

The Assassin's Arsenal: beautiful and deadly

We are taking a little hiatus from Madame Yvina/ Sybil's fascinating tale here at the Lonely Alchemist while we move, so to tide you over, here is a little collection of some of the items in the famed assassin's traveling kit.  If you see anything you like, just click on one of the links below.  Everything in Yvina's arsenal is from Etsy sellers who love Steampunk/Victorian/Gothic arts and crafts!

 
 
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 Corsets from:

Accessories from:

Fine Art from: 

Tarot Cards from:

Perfume from:

Poisons/Weapons from:

Tea from:


Ciao!

The Lonely Alchemist