Sunday, April 24, 2011

Bleed

"In a nervous and slender-leaved mimosa grove at the back of their villa we found a perch on the ruins of a low stone wall. She trembled and twitched as I kissed the corner of her parted lips and the hot lobe of her ear. A cluster of stars palely glowed above us between the silhouettes of long thin leaves; that vibrant sky seemed as naked as she was under her light frock. I saw her face in the sky, strangely distinct, as if it emitted a faint radiance of its own. Her legs, her lovely live legs, were not too close together, and when my hand located what it sought, a dreamy and eerie expression, half-pleasure, half-pain, came over those childish features. She sat a little higher than I, and whenever in her solitary ecstasy she was led to kiss me, her head would bend with a sleepy, soft, drooping movement that was almost woeful, and her bare knees caught and compressed my wrist, and slackened again; and her quivering mouth, distorted by the acridity of some mysterious potion, with a sibilant intake of breath came near to my face. She would try to relieve the pain of love by first roughly rubbing her dry lips against mine; then my darling would draw away with a nervous toss of her hair, and then again come darkly near and let me feed on her open mouth, while with a generosity that was ready to offer her everything, my heart, my throat, my entrails, I gave her to hold in her awkward fist the scepter of my passion." - Vladimir Nabokov (Lolita)

Happy Easter lovelies!



Photos from here.

18 comments:

Brittany H. said...

Love the flowers on her face. (And love Lolita). Beautiful post.

Kiss
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Blue Eyed Night Owl said...

Happy Easter!

I also really love those face-flowers!

Sia Jane said...

Amazing.
Beautifully composed.
I may have to steal some of these pictures xxxx

Casie Jean said...

you are using all my favorite novels lately, and it makes me so thrilled, these photos are lovely as well, I first saw them a week or so ago and forgot how I loved them x.x.x
Casie Jean

Mimi said...

What lovely picture, I love the bohemian vibe.

xo

Marina said...

happy Easter darling!!!

I love this campaign:)))

xx Marina

Valerie said...

i love the first pictures
the chino trousers associated with the knitted jumper is perfect :)

Ashley {hudson's happenings} said...

What dreamy photos! Love the flowery face!! Hope you had a happy Easter!

Feeona said...

Lovely photo's. I have not read Lolita for the longest time... your post has made me want to re-read it though

Anonymous said...

lust-worthy summer photos! <3

xx
K

emily-kallista said...

sexy :) hope u had a gorgeous easter x

Hanna said...

So lovely and springlike. I wish I could remember how to do that thing with yarn that she's doing in the second to last picture... childhood memories!

rêverie said...

Such beautiful photos, I especially like the one with the flowers on the girl's face, really pretty.

Ellen said...

wow these photos are so amazing, takes floral to a whole new level of heavenly~

xoxo
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Kaylia Payne said...

The pictures are just beautiful. So day-dreamy :)
I have never read Lolita, though I have always meant to.

Ashley said...

Wow, those photos are quite stunning! I especially love the third one:)

Imogen said...

Beautiful. I love the second picture the most and the last one is lovely too.

m e o w m e o w said...

Oh Miss Cassidy. THankyou for your lovely comment, you have made my day... haven't been blogging at all lately but your nice words have inspired me to!
love this post, what beautiful pictures! x