moon shape with strings,

Autumn is licking the willow's bough. Clouds hang over our tresses, and frost blankets the old sod.
My papa made home made pies.. Sugar shells folded with peaches, strawberries, cinnamon, and syrup.  (The belly folds are here to stay folks.) 
Autumn air brings shapes onto paper, as I pardon my blues through poetry, and prose.

"She said, do you know why the morning has dew, or why evening brings a breaking rain? So, your wet cheeks feel less alone. She told me, it would end, just as quick as the beetle turns, as the mud becomes river,  but love is not landlocked.   She said, love pours from the cotton garden, it is magnified humble pie, bait it with your poetry, but it was born to abandon. 


  Love is not bound to four hands in the garden, the face of a cowboy, or cheeks at the alter. Love is found by footings, or rocks, or hills, or rose patches.  Love is moon shaped strings, circle shaped pies, clouds, your father's hat, the autumn's day robin, the postage stamp, the passport,  the crop circle. More than geography, more than distance, more than chemistry, or earth's surface.  Love is all things floating, drifting, tingling, winding, bending. Love is soup. Love is bread. Love is the slow clock in the kitchen, Love is the half eaten meal, Love is the feather you wear, Love is the light on your pillow frame. Love is the most valuable thing in the world,  and without it,  we are missing parts. Without love, and it's splitting, without love, and it's abandon, we are only, half awake, half alive."

kisses, and be well. 
xx



all writing by Amy Nelson
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what i wore
dress- vintage
boots- value village $10
blouse- mom's closet.

38 comments:

  1. Anonymous4.10.11

    I love your new layout! IT's so you
    and your writing about love is saved on my computer now . wow

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  2. wonderful stuff-really beautiful
    Love Amie XO
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  3. The dash of hot pink in your outfit is so darn cute!

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  4. Oh my goodness, Amy...I think this is the most beautiful post you've written yet...the last paragraph almost made me cry.

    Do you play your banjo? :)

    xo
    Maria Elyse
    First Impressions
    Flying Ships Vintage

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  5. I love everything about this blog! Following on Google friend connect and facebook! Beautiful outfit! Your pictures with the banjo are adorable! <3<3

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  6. Anonymous4.10.11

    Lovely!

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  7. you are just too perfect girl! i'm obsessed with your look and your blog. so glad you stopped by mine so i could find yours! can't wait to read more!
    xo TJ

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  8. Hi Amy! I totally love what you've done with the layout in your blog! And I didn't know you had banjo skills. You'd be a mean songstress!
    Love the pop of pink in that skirt!
    ♥ laura

    the blog of worldly delights

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  9. Love how folksy your photos are. Inspiring.

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  10. thanks for the kind words amy!

    I'm glad you're finding inspiration and beauty in calgary - i'm from there originally and can't handle it. haha.. i headed out west 5 years ago to the island and haven't looked back.

    Xo!

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  11. i love the pretty little lace details :)


    <3 steffy
    Steffys Pros and Cons

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  12. love this folksy look. so when can we hear you play?!

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  13. pretty!

    also love the sound of those pies. YUM!

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  14. You look lovely! :D And the banjo is awesome :) I've always wanted to learn!

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  15. Anonymous4.10.11

    You and the banjo are the coolest thing since, Oh I don't know, I can't even compare! I could just ramble about how fricken awesome you are Amy

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  16. I love all your layering! :) x

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  17. Ooh your outfit is adorable and your words are so lovely! And you play the BANJO! So cool x

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  18. This post is lovely, you write so beautifully! Also, love outfit! xx

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  19. gorgeous post and gorgeous outfit!! looks amazing and you pull it off so well!!

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  20. "She said, do you know why the morning has dew, or why evening brings a breaking rain? So, your wet cheeks feel less alone."

    easily my favorite line and oh so true.

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  21. love your cardi. and the layout :D


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  22. Oh my goodness you are gorgeous and so is your writing!! Thank you for visiting my blog! :) I'm having fun reading yours. Oh, and your style is amazing!

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  23. love the crochet shall and the pink lace on the dress!
    the way you layered this outfit looks so nice and comfy. all this layering is probably another reason why i love autumn so much!
    have i mentioned that i love your new blog layout? its wonderful and feels so personal :)
    xx

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  24. I simply adore the way you wrote about love...your words are enchanting. Thank you for sharing them.

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  25. Um, that banjo totally completes your outfit. Love the boots.

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  26. we love your blog!! http://nyxstyle.com/ besosos!

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  27. Wow, you look beautiful! I love the layering and the different patterns and textures in this outfit, your style is really amazing!
    Oh how I wish for a piece of the pies you described, hhmmm... :)

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  28. You look so cute with your banjo! I love it!

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  29. I love this outfit, you look so peaceful and relaxed :) Nice words too!

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  30. brilliant photos and lovely post :)

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  31. This is gorgeous- the words, photos, and outfit all work seamlessly together. Plus that pie is looking pretty tasty! xx

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  32. "the belly folds are hear to stay..." haha, love that! amen sister.

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  33. No way; you have a banjo! <3 And I am completely obsessing over your outfit! The cardigan is gorgeous!


    x
    Lost in the Haze

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  34. wow! cute outfit!

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  35. Happy autumn! What a lovely, lovely blog you have here :) So sweet! Its very nice to meet you :)

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  36. Anonymous8.10.11

    absolutely loving that crochet cardi!

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  37. you create sublime posts.

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