venus in the west

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source: section of the omega or swan nebula, hubble telescope, via hubblesite.org.

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source: umayyad mosque in damascus, syria, suzy bennett for alamy, via time.com.

the umayyad mosque was built on the site of a christian basilica after the muslim conquest of damascus. inside the mosque stands a shrine that may still hold the head of saint john the baptist, and the tomb of saladin stands in an adjoining garden. it is the among the most holy sites in islam.

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source: "faded laurels," date unknown, edmund blair leighton, via the-athenaeum.org.

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source: summer flowers in oregon city, july 2012, thom zehrfeld.

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source: "salomé," alexandre-georges-henri regnault, 1870, via the metropolitan museum of art, new york city.

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source: "sunset over the adriatic," date unknown, ivan fedorovich choultse, via fleurdulys.

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source: coffre dit d'anne d'autriche, filigrane d'or, dix septième siècle, via musée du louvre.

this box is thought to have belonged to anne of austria, queen consort to louis xiii of france from 1615 to 1643. its origin is unknown, but presumably, it is the work of a parisian goldsmith.

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why must we cling to all that makes us miserable?

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source: "fire in stone," lower antelope canyon, arizona, erik harrison.

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source: "the magic crystal," sir francis bernard dicksee, 1894, via fleurdulys.

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source: writing desk and bookshelves in coco chanel's paris apartment, via thecoveteur.com.

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source: "purple haze" from the edge series, mikko lagerstedt, 2012.

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source: gothic four-poster, via crissyenchanted, via secretdreamlife.

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source: sunset over the mediterranean at malta, via gozoandmalta.com

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someday perhaps not long distant from tomorrow,

we will wake to find it gone -

like the whispers of dreams forgotten in daylight.

the moon will linger for a last longing look at the world on the morning of the broken spell,

for there are no secrets under the sun.

but until that dawn breaks,

oh, how it aches.

and i can hardly breathe for the thought.

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source: saint peter's basilica," paul timpa, via timpaphotography.com

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source: "angels at the vatican," michael s., via viator

cherubs in saint peter's basilica with view of high altar and bernini's baldacchino in background.