Wear scarlet!

Wear scarlet! Tear the green lemons
off the tree! I don’t want
to forget who I am, what has burned in me,
and hang limp and clean, an empty dress.”
Denise Levertov

 

Art by Daniel F. Gerhartz.

 

She is primarily a teacher of English. Also her mind is lured by goodies like finance, economics, interest rates, the stock market, as she has a hankering for how the money is made. Nevertheless she is a dreamer on a cloud...As dreams cost nothing... On ordinary days she is a word-weaver for everything and everything that breathes. On the best of days she just follows the seasons by means of bike, skis, or roller-skates. She is grateful to all colors of the world and to people who read, smile and drop a line here, or on her email. Contributing author for 5 Medium.com publications, Spillwords.com and Anthology Volume I: Writings from the Sudden Denouement Literary Collective.

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20 comments on “Wear scarlet!
  1. grumpytyke says:

    Odd you should post that quotation this morning. Another ‘coincidence’? You can decide when I finish the post I began earlier this morning, probably much later today. One thing I have in common with Dernise Levertov: I too in later life have decided that beauty and poetry cannot go together with politics.

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    • Iulia Halatz says:

      Odd that I changed the post. I wanted to post something else. “Coincidence” :).
      You and Denise are right.
      Earlier in my life I was invited to join politics. I thought then it could be an adventure. I like people and giving speeches. But out of a sudden I changed my mind.
      Anyway out of that adventure I remain with a dream of starting something about political marketing. Maybe later 🙂
      Thank you Roger!

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  2. yassy says:

    Thank you for sharing , Lulia.

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  3. Really beautiful.

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  4. johncoyote says:

    Amazing words and beautiful artwork. Thank you.

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  5. johncoyote says:

    Reblogged this on johncoyote and commented:
    Please read and enjoy the work of a talented writer.

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  6. chevvy8 says:

    Ah! Scarlett, so beautiful and so daring. I also love all the artwork and quotes you choose. Hope that you are having a beautiful Sunday Julia.😊

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“Language is not like the sun,
heating and scorching
but like the moon
keeping secrets
and the arcane magic of the night
throwing stars
in the lilacs’ claws
till dawn.” -Iulia Halatz

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