i lie alone

 

“And my tongue stiffens into silence,

thin flames underneath my skin prickle and spark,

a rush of blood booms in my ears, and then my eyes go dark.”

 

~ Sappho ~

 

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bainrow

 

“We are such stuff as dreams are made on,

   and our little life is rounded with a sleep.”

 

~William Shakespeare ~

 

Digitally enhanced image created from a photo taken in Paris in April 2008.

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I LIE ALONE

“And my tongue stiffens into silence,

thin flames underneath my skin prickle and spark,

a rush of blood booms in my ears, and then my eyes go dark.”

~ Sappho ~

Digitally enhanced image created from a photo taken in Paris in May 2019.

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TOKEN

 

“But a girl of seventeen is not always thinking of books…”

 

~ Mary Augusta Ward ~

 

Digitally enhanced image created from a photo of street art taken in Paris in June 2018.

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BAINROW

 

“We are such stuff As dreams are made on,

and our little life is rounded with a sleep.”

 

~William Shakespeare ~

 

Digitally enhanced image created from a photo taken in Paris in April 2008.

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THE RELUCTANT PRINCE

 

“Sleeping Beauty, who said to Prince Charming,

are you sure all we did was kiss?”

 

~ Red Buttons ~

 

Digitally enhanced image created from an original photo of street art taken in Paris in June 2019.

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