shopping is a bitch... yes, a woman DOES know shopping like the back of her hand... and, no pun intended, but she can smell a sale like a dog in heat... or so i'm finding out in this oh so wonderful book, "Confessions of A Shopaholic"... this book takes consumerism to new heights, on estrogen levels i dare not mention(!)... but i soooo love AND hate the character, Rebecca Bloomwood, in this miniseries of a novel... i stand aghast at the feats she performs and the lengths she would go to just to acquire the fine goods she has her eyes on... and how convenient that she lives in London, where Harrods is, and various other chic shops only a handful of us can ever visit... *sigh* i won't mind just stepping on English pavement(!)... but do check this series out... Sophie Kinsella is honestly trendy, transparent, humorous, marvelously frank about shopping... i wonder if she... uh, never the mind... just BUY the book!

emotions exposed... my recent post here was about feelings... and recently i've been struggling with my emotions... plus my monthly thing... and so i looked up some poetry to ease my mind from thinking about love too much... maybe the poems can express what i'm feeling... (and it's not even February!)... and so...

NEVER HAVE I FALLEN
Your lips speak soft sweetness
Your touch a cool caress
I am lost in your magic
My heart beats within your chest
I think of you each morning
And dream of you each night
I think of your arms being around me
And cannot express my delight
Never have I fallen
But I am quickly on my way
You hold a heart in your hands
That has never before been given away
- Rex A. Williams -

A WHITE ROSE
The red rose whispers of passion,
And the white rose breathes of love;
O, the red rose is a falcon,
And the white rose is a dove.
But I send you a cream-white rosebud
With a flush on its petal tips;
For the love that is purest and sweetest
Has a kiss of desire on the lips.
- J B O'Reilly (1844-1890) -

^{poems courtesy of Love Poems & Quotes...}

feelings... "Feelings, nothing more than feelings... trying to forget these feelings of love..." *sigh* how does one fall in love without falling into love (huh?)?... i wish someone could read my heart and tell me what i'm feeling, whether they know or not... *sigh* (or this could just be my monthly cycle talking...)