Glass
Words of a poem should be glass
But glass so simple-subtle its shape
Is nothing but the shape of what it holds.
A glass spun for itself is empty,
Brittle, at best Venetian trinket.
Embossed glass hides the poem of its absence.
Words should be looked through, should be windows.
The best word were invisible.
The poem is the thing the poet thinks.
If the impossible were not,
And if the glass, only the glass,
Could be removed, the poem would remain.
But glass so simple-subtle its shape
Is nothing but the shape of what it holds.
A glass spun for itself is empty,
Brittle, at best Venetian trinket.
Embossed glass hides the poem of its absence.
Words should be looked through, should be windows.
The best word were invisible.
The poem is the thing the poet thinks.
If the impossible were not,
And if the glass, only the glass,
Could be removed, the poem would remain.
It’s very hard to get a ‘shabby chic’ room without a
chandelier. As I said on The Nate Show,
a room is a volume, not just four walls.
Think about filling the ceiling void with a double-duty item like a
crystal chandelier, which gives light and intense beauty. Up the romantic charm with a candlelight model.
Can’t afford or find an antique chandelier? Supplement the prisms on a new model with
vintage crystal prisms hunted down at flea markets and ‘rust & dust’
antique centers. Yard sale finds from
the 1950s – 1970s can be tarnished to “Scandinavian black” with a treatment of Jax Pewter Black metal tarnish (sticker shock warning: hazmat delivery fee of $50). Pictured above are just my old
white chandys, updated by stripping, patinating, and adding $14 new glass ‘necks’ from online lamp suppliers for
that ‘Nina Nordic’ look.
Until next time, stay
shabby!
Sharing with:
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at Faded Charm
What's It Wednesday
at Ivy & Elephants
Wow Us Wednesday
at Savvy Southern Style
Favorite Things Thursday at Katherine's Corner
Creative Things
Thursday at The Vintage Farmhouse
Transformation
Thursday at The Shabby Creek Cottage
Feathered Nest Friday
at The French Country Cottage
Farmhouse Friday
at LaurieAnna's Vintage Home
Vintage Inspiration Friday at Common Ground
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Friday at My Romantic Home
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