The Ribbon

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Their romance was that of a young girl’s dream- love letters, candle light, tenderness and many midnight rendez-vous. Swooning under the moonlight, she tied their dreams, side by side amongst the stars.

Their heads had been in the clouds, and her heart in his hand, but their feet were well planted. They knew that love had more to do with letting go, and moments like this of holding on.

…and as the moon passed around the world a thousand times, and the days came tumbling one after another, attempting to tarnish their glow. That was when she took his hand and lead him under the midnight sky. She put his hand next to her breast, untied the ribbons from the stars, believing that they would become roots.

Photo: Vintage love charm glowing under a rhinestone star.



Comments

63 responses to “The Ribbon”

  1. It is just beautiful…

  2. The world is full of beauty when the heart is full of love…….
    Blessings I love all your beautiful things and your words so divine!

  3. Every young woman should experience romance in this way. Love letters, candle light, the moon and stars…
    When they do, love lasts a 1000 moons..

  4. A wonderful collage and vignette to match.

  5. *sigh* Gorgeous pendant and words, as always….

  6. Ahhh, old fashioned romance. Love letters tied with pretty ribbons. You can’t do that with a text message, LOL
    Darla

  7. Ah, love. Hard to beat romance.

  8. What a beautiful post! You are so incredibly gifted! Poetry flows from your pen with such ease! I always feel calmer when I come here!

  9. Shannon

    Mesmerizing.

  10. Oh, such beautiful words and I want you to continue so I can hear what happens next to this couple!

  11. patpaulk

    And where might that rendez-vous be at midnight??

  12. Such beautiful imagery, in words and pictures! 🙂

  13. Corey,
    This is beautiful. It gave me the chills and made me tear up. You have such a way with your words!

  14. Ohh la la..Corey…I am blushing! How romantic.

  15. As poor slammer-bound Paris would say “That’s hot’. And you are the queen of Pearls .. the ones that tumble from your lips, pen, keyboard.

  16. corey, i guess he must have been thinking…
    ‘pour un flirt avec toi..
    je ferai n’importe quoi’..
    no?

  17. This made my heart ache…

  18. Darlene

    You are a hopeless romantic (just like me) and I love you for it!
    Great poem!

  19. This is so wonderful it just makes me sigh. Your word choices, the phrases you string together… Love it, every single word.

  20. Hmm… Corey. This is bringing back memories.
    Beautiful.

  21. “You are such a sweet soul”…even across the seas!! LOL

  22. Sooo romantic!!!!
    Love it.
    Rosemary

  23. A blushingly beautiful tale!

  24. Beautiful Corey? and is it for sale?????? You do have a way with words and romance…! So when are you coming WEST?

  25. Corey: I trust that this is the beginning of a book. You even have the cover design. How inspired… I am inspired today by many things…Blessings,
    Rebecca

  26. Oh my… I am swooning – this is why Cadiz’ spirit is in the “business” of making love talismans – Corey you are truly a woman after my own heart – you have made my day
    xox – eb

  27. I couldn’t leave without another read – to absorb these luscious words and sentiments… I want to linger here…
    oh – and I was fantasizing about that cherry jam this morning with my toast…
    xox – eb.

  28. Paris Parfait

    Lovely romance expressed by the photo and your words.

  29. Ohhhh, beautiful! You could write romance novels.
    🙂

  30. A beautiful love story in so precious few words… only our Corey could write something so lovely!

  31. Dear Cory, you are so talented in so many ways. But your writing is priceless.
    Mari-Nanci

  32. Beautiful blog. Beautiful prose….simply beautiful!

  33. *sigh*
    Precious words.
    …utterly beautiful, like the twinkling stars.
    delila

  34. Artistic, poetic, romantic and fantastic!!!

  35. With this post you take romantic writing to new heights. Magnifique!

  36. Oh that is so lovely!

  37. That is one hell of a photograph Corey. Fabulous!

  38. I love your metaphors, so romantic and beautiful. Tell me, do France instill romance in ones heart?
    ____________________________________
    Hi Cruststation,
    The Eiffel tower, Laduree, The church bells, Chanel, Edith Piaf, the cobblestones, les petites fours, a language that sounds like music, The owl that sings outside my window every night, the flea markets, oh the flea markets..the flea markets!!!
    France instills romance for those who open their hearts to it!

  39. Your words make me sigh – what sheer poetic romance they conjure up…

  40. Rubans de satin ou de velours, pourvu qu’ils soient délicats et plein d’histoires

  41. Oh what a lovely post, Corey! And that photo! That brooche! Swoon! Has Chelsea asked to borrow it yet?

  42. Corey, I am a friend of Constance Muller’s, and she suggested I take a look at your blog. I did, and I love it. You and I seem to have much in common, in particular French husbands and teenage sons. We will be spending a month in France this summer, first to visit friends in Alsace, then renting a house with friends near le Lavandou, then Lyon to visit my husband’s aunts and uncles. Maybe we could have coffee some time, if not this trip, the next.

  43. Sacha (aka your son)

    Next to her breast???
    He completley grabbed it.
    gee Mom, look at the image…do you get the picture?
    😉

  44. love letters, candle light, tenderness and many midnight rendez-vous?! I’ll have some of that to go, please! LOL

  45. I have been following your blog for months…but today I had to come out and comment.
    Hot Damn!
    You go girl.
    This sure bets coffee in the morning!

  46. How beautiful! Only you, Corey.

  47. Sigh…I feel 18 again. Thank you.

  48. In this world of “brazen” love, how wonderful to hear something so purely romantic and lovely. The picture adds so much to your beautiful love story!

  49. Ahhh, this is beautiful! What a lovely charm.
    Teresa

  50. Handwritten words look almost antique. I love the way loveletters look tied up with ribbon.
    Redpink for passion.

  51. You’re a romantic!

  52. Gail Sullivan

    Your sons comment was the best. Totally love it!
    Gail

  53. Genevieve

    Wordsmith Devine!
    Merci, Corey.

  54. What a romantic poet you are Corey!

  55. Corey the brillance of these words brings absolute tears to my eyes. The piece is lovely, the charm exceptionally gorgeous.
    XOX
    Kristen

  56. Beautiful. Love both the words and the picture.

  57. Corey,
    My dear friend Constance sent me to your blog. What a beautiful link!

  58. I love your poetic soul!

  59. Sacha, speaking for the decidedly male perspective on romance! LOL! Why did God make the genders so vastly different?!
    Maybe it’s the “vas deferens” that makes such a vast difference?! (one of my favorite in-my-head jokes!)

  60. Corey, you just keep getting better and better…story & images are beautiful!

  61. Corey, will you please write a book? And Sacha’s entry? Oh, how I laughed!

  62. Two turnups, side by side under the stars…
    They glanced at each other when one was not looking.
    Their roots mingled quietly and joined before they knew it.

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