so it's a lover who speaks and who says

Wendy Cope, "From June to December: Summer Villanelle"

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Pianist Glenn Gould in the Bahamas, 1956, photo by Jock Carroll.

“The Dying Adonis”, c.1915 by Magnus Enckell (1870–1925). Finnish symbolist artist. oil on canvas

1x5 (lady in waiting) / 4x4 (troubled waters) / 3x1 (lovely but lethal) / 2x3 (the most crucial game) / 1x4 (suitable for framing) / 5x6 (last salute to the commodore) / 1x7 (blueprint for murder) / 5x3 (identity crisis) / 2x1 (étude in black)

The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (1972, dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder)

Hideo Tanaka — Balance  (acrylic on canvas, 2021)

Francesco Pirazzi (Italian, 1994) - Park (2018)

Sappho - Translation from Anne Carson’s “If not, Winter”

“The pin’s bent. I’m Lieutenant Columbo. I’m a fan of yours, a really big fan.” / “You knew from the beginning, didn’t you? I mean right from the start. Good-bye, genius.”