9181 posts 5/16/2007 1:27 pm
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starry starry night...
starry starry night...
Starry starry night
paint your palette blue and grey
look out on a summer's day
with eyes that know the darkness in my soul.
Vincent... by Don McLean
It was Valentine's day. Freshman year at college. The snow had covered every inch of the ground. But in our dorm the party was raging. She walked into my room half-way through the party. She didn't leave till late in the afternoon of the next day. She captivated me. Tall. Lanky. Long blond hair, clear sparkling eyes and a wicked grin. A free spirit, artistic, wild and rebellious... She fell in my arms and stayed there. Giggled playfully... and threw me on the bed.
The hours flew. Full of ecstasy. Full of youthful lust. Full of laughter. The hours turned into days, the days into weeks. I was smitten. She was so unlike anyone I knew... She had a razor sharp wit. She was caustic with her tongue. And sexy as all hell. I gave her the freedom she needed. Accepted her without asking any questions... without judging her unconventional ways. "You are a bourgeois with a brain", she once told me. Later she revised that. "A bourgeois with a heart" was her correction...
We spent a lot of time together. Almost lived together. And then she disappeared. And then returned. Only to disappear again. She would knock on my door and knew she'd find me smiling... "I missed your cherubic face", she would say teasingly... Then she would walk in. I was her safe haven whenever the demons that chased her got too close. But she'd never stay too long.
One night she lay in my arms... She was leaving the next day. I said nothing, just held her. She didn't want to leave me empty handed... As if on cue, this song came on the radio. She brushed my hair back and looked into my eyes. "This is my gift to you", she whispered, "I want you to think of me whenever you hear this song". She sang to me softly...
Shadows on the hills
sketch the trees and the daffodils
catch the breeze and the winter chills
in colors on the snowy linen land.
She placed her finger on my lips to silence me. Kissed me quickly before continuing...
But I could have told you Vincent
this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you.
"This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you", she repeated. But as a silent tear stayed in my eye, I realized that this was not her gift to me... This was her song... and that this world was never meant for one as beautiful as her...
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6046 posts 5/16/2007 2:42 pm |
This is my all time favorite piece of art.
Donna
Someday is today.
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5/16/2007 2:43 pm
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toothy your words just seem to captivate the moment..very nice..
'Just smile and Nod'
~Kittie~
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16539 posts 5/16/2007 2:43 pm |
and for those of you who may want the full lyrics, here they are:
Vincent
written and sung by Don Mclean in 1972,
his beautiful tribute to Vincent Van Gogh
Starry starry night
paint your palette blue and grey
look out on a summer's day
with eyes that know the darkness in my soul.
Shadows on the hills
sketch the trees and the daffodils
catch the breeze and the winter chills
in colors on the snowy linen land.
And now I understand what you tried to say to me
how you suffered for your sanity
how you tried to set them free.
They would not listen
they did not know how
perhaps they'll listen now.
Starry starry night
flaming flo'rs that brightly blaze
swirling clouds in violet haze reflect in
Vincent's eyes of China blue.
Colors changing hue
morning fields of amber grain
weathered faces lined in pain
are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand.
And now I understand what you tried to say to me
how you suffered for your sanity
how you tried to set them free.
perhaps they'll listen now.
For they could not love you but still your love was true
and when no hope was left in sight on that starry starry night.
You took your life as lovers often do;
But I could have told you Vincent
this world was never meant for one as beautiful as you.
Starry starry night
portraits hung in empty halls
frameless heads on nameless walls
with eyes that watch the world and can't forget.
Like the stranger that you've met
the ragged men in ragged clothes
the silver thorn of bloddy rose
lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow.
And now I think I know what you tried to say to me
how you suffered for your sanity
how you tried to set them free.
They would not listen
they're not list'ning still
perhaps they never will.
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16539 posts 5/16/2007 2:45 pm |
aboutme66mine too. absolutely gorgeous. thank you for stopping by and wellcome to my blog.
kisses
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16539 posts 5/16/2007 2:47 pm |
insatiable69xxaw... thanks. it means a lot that you would say that.
kisses
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35813 posts 5/16/2007 3:30 pm |
Wow stormy, I think that's the best bling I've seen!
We probably all have had an experience with loving a free spirit who cannot be tied down - you've captured that well.
And 'Starry Night' is a much better song than 'American Pie', in my opinion.
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16422 posts 5/16/2007 10:18 pm |
I love that song, and I have that picture hanging in my living room.
"Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened." 
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10277 posts 5/17/2007 9:32 am |
~makes me kinda think of never knowing where you fit in...... just knowing where you're safe. Not any fear of going there, even if it in a painting, words of poetry, lyrics........
being yourself and being accepted, for you .........
~ lend me an earlobe, van gogh! 
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5/17/2007 11:00 am
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awwwwww
xo
TTFN
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5/17/2007 7:01 pm
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A gorgeous post....I can feel the want as you discover her and the anguish as she leaves yet again. 
Men are from Earth, women are from Earth. Deal with it." ~~ Carlin
♫ Boston, you know I love you madly..... ♫ 
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5/17/2007 7:54 pm
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I have to say toothy, of ALL of the post I have ever read of yours, which i think is pretty close to all of them... This IS my favorite... It truly speaks to the beauty in your soul... And where part of it made me sad... part of it made me smile... because it is so so so YOU...
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33758 posts 5/17/2007 10:23 pm |
you're the master of erotic writing , hun !
~ The New & Improved Cocksucker ~
 
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16539 posts 5/19/2007 11:54 am |
stormyonegoodthat is a beautiful bling my dear stormy... and thanks i'll lok for it.
kisses
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16539 posts 5/19/2007 11:56 am |
yes, i agree. i love 'american pie' but 'vincent' is my favorite too. thank you.
kisses
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16539 posts 5/19/2007 11:58 am |
ready_11aw... thank you, that's very kind of you. wellcome to my blog, hope you like it.
kisses
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16539 posts 5/19/2007 11:59 am |
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16539 posts 5/19/2007 12:01 pm |
~smiles~
we seem to have the same tastes! thank you and wellcome to my blog.
kisses
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16539 posts 5/19/2007 12:02 pm |
my ears are yours!...
btw... you are my 7500th comment! thank you so much... now you get to name your prize!
kisses
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16539 posts 5/19/2007 12:03 pm |
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16539 posts 5/19/2007 12:04 pm |
astarte284thank you my goddess, it is one of my favorites too. kisses
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16539 posts 5/19/2007 12:06 pm |
interestedin2005i totally agree with you. and thank you for your kind words!
kisses
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16539 posts 5/19/2007 12:07 pm |
meerlyatinkerah... thank you. it certainly brought back a ton of memories.
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16539 posts 5/19/2007 12:09 pm |
amatainnaw... you have always known so well... reading these words from you means a lot.
kisses
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16539 posts 5/19/2007 12:15 pm |
aw... thank you baby. kisses.
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16539 posts 5/19/2007 12:17 pm |
dragonwolf64a tear can sometimes bring a thousand smiles... kisses+
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