a third place.

you are poetry | musings, pt. II

17th and 18th century perfumes fell into two general categories: floral and musky. Floral scents of the time were made from flower oils or waters distilled from blooms such as roses, orange flowers, and jasmine. These scents float near the top of the modern note range. Musks are base notes– heavy yet subtle at the same time. They are often animal-based and were favored by both sexes because they blend well with the natural human scent, itself a musky note. In an age of inconsistent bathing practices perfume served as a popular odor equalizer in the merchant and noble classes. During the 17th and 18th century, there was very little difference between men’s and women’s perfumes. A man might wear a wash of rose water to fresh his skin while a lady might don a heady amber toilet for a candle-lit dance.

Linda Pastan, from “July” in The Last Uncle

VEIL OF SHADOWS 月鳞绮纪 (2026)

Thunderbolt waltz

[This scene cannot be skipped.]

Laura Kasischke, Space, in Chains

something changed

VEIL OF SHADOWS 月鳞绮纪 (2026), Ep. 20

We were probably in a "you're mine" sorta dynamic?

'Cause I'm in a field of dandelions Wishing on every one that you'd be mine, mine And I see forever in your eyes I feel okay when I see you smile, smile

Princess Grace Kelly on her wedding day. April 19th, 1956.

"Gardening with the Son I Will Never Have", Ocean Vuong, Burnings