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'What was a demon but a lost soul, one that had been forced to use her skills to survive? She found sanctuary among them, escaped from the vines that tied her, ran far into the woods. She found a garden of black roses there, the perfect place to hide from the beings of the human world...'

-- Alice Hoffman, 'Iron'

Year VII featuring Anna Demarco and Leanna Banana

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Posted by Leanna - Monday, November 30, 2015 - 11:41am


VII

"Without the skin, beneath the storm, under these tears, the walls came down.  And the snake is drowned, and as I look in his eyes, my fear begins to fade recalling all of those times.  I should have cried then, I should have cried then.  And as the walls come down, and as I look in your eyes, my fear begins to fade recalling all of the times.  I have died, and will die.  It's all right, I don't mind."
-- Tool, H

Anna and I created images to commemorate my seventh year today. Thank you.
These mean more than words can describe.  

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Posted by Leanna - Sunday, November 29, 2015 - 10:01pm


I'll ever be able to tell. 
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Posted by Leanna - Sunday, November 29, 2015 - 12:00am


Posted by Leanna - Saturday, November 28, 2015 - 11:57pm


Full "Frost Moon" in Gemini on November 25 urges us to see past the illusions of everyday life to the love that is the constant driving force behind all we are and all we do.

We often experience an overload of perception in our daily lives.  These variable sensations merge with erratic moods and racing thoughts to distort what is truly important to us.  Remember, there are things that are everlasting and things that can be taken with the wind.  We may become muddled and preoccupied with thoughts of the past and choices we've made as opposed to focusing on the present, and the powerful future before our eyes.  Today is the day where it all can change-- if we want it to.  The path to a happier and simpler life lies right in front of us, if we have eyes of discernment to illuminate what is right.  

Use the energy of this moon to listen more and react less.  Practice patience with yourself and others to determine where the truth resides for you.  Use the light within to guide your way to the love that is ever-present.  

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Posted by Leanna - Wednesday, November 25, 2015 - 11:59pm


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"I see something in your eyes...  Twinkling and glimmering and alive in there...
But first, we need to pull it out of all that mud--
We need to clean off all the darkness and sadness of your past."
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Posted by Leanna - Monday, November 23, 2015 - 9:29pm


(i poured my sorrows into the ocean.

nothing can come in unless i let it in;

nothing is getting in here.)

 

anyone who declares another beautiful
without first knowing it to its core

is a fool 

for equating
aesthetic charms
with a pure heart.

perhaps it has
a black seed 

in the center of its chest.
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Posted by Leanna - Saturday, November 21, 2015 - 6:21am


The stars shone above me in the trees
as jewels embedded in the leaves.
Forever I would live under this canopy,
catching the wind in my hand.

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Posted by Leanna - Friday, November 20, 2015 - 3:48am


I noticed the way they looked at me,
even when I was a young girl.
Being warm wasn't an option,
I didn't wish to be inviting.
If they thought I was frozen,
they'd be afraid to touch me.

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Posted by Leanna - Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - 6:20am


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Teach you patient diligence.
 

Posted by Leanna - Wednesday, November 18, 2015 - 5:20am