Beloved Halloween
My Dining Room Halloween Decor was inspired this year by
Ms. Havisham from Great Expectations.
Helena Bonham Carter will be playing her soon in a new movie of the
Charles Dicken's tale.
Beloved sweetheart bastard. Not a day since then
I haven't wished him dead. Prayed for it
so hard I've dark green pebbles for eyes,
ropes on the back of my hands I could strangle with.
Spinster.
I stink and remember. Whole days
in bed cawing Nooooo at the wall; the dress
yellowing, trembling if I open the wardrobe;
the slewed mirror, full-length, her, myself, who did this
to me?
Puce curses that are sounds not words.
Some nights better, the lost body over me,
my fluent tongue in its mouth in its ear
then down till suddenly bite awake.
Love's hate behind a white veil; a red balloon bursting
in my face. Bang. I stabbed at a wedding cake.
Give me a male corpse for a long slow honeymoon.
Don't think it's only the heart that b-b-b-breaks.
Havisham by Carol Ann Duffy
Happy Halloween!!!
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Happy Halloween Nita!
ReplyDeleteWow what a great idea! You always think up the neatist decorations!
Wow- The decorating is awesome- the words are fearsome....
ReplyDeletetoo spooky...love it!
ReplyDeletei went back to look at the images over and over.
happy halloween!
OMG!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE it.
Well done Nita Havisham!
Gorgeous Black and White wedding.
(Does Helena have to star in EVERY creepy movie? I mean, I LOVE her but....and Johnny Depp? do NOT tell me he's in it TOO!)
anyway, Simply Marvelous Darling!
XOXO - Cindi Havisham.
:D Such a cute dining room, Nita! I love it! Great Expectations is a great story, and I always hoped that Pip and Estella would marry....being the hopeless romantic that I am....
ReplyDeletexo,
RJ
Happy Halloween- looks stunningly spooky...in a fabulous chic way.
ReplyDeleteHappy Day
Great decor! Your bride and groom are so clever. Great Expectations is a wonderful classic. ;-)
ReplyDeleteWow that is quite some Halloween wedding tablescape! Love your creativity with it! The bats even on the plates are great! The excerpt from Great Espectations is downright creepy! Really fabulous job!
ReplyDeleteFabulous idea! Love those spooky touches.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing.
Hope to see you on my blog:)
How very creative you are!! Love every single thing! A Wedding.....so unexpected for Halloween!
ReplyDeleteWow ~ Love it all!!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Susan and Bentley
OMG you outdid yourself this year Nita!! WHERE in the world did you find the bride and groom candles?!! Amazing, just amazing. I hope all of your neighbors and friends came over to see the spectacle! This really needs to be published, send it to every. single. Halloween mag!
ReplyDeletexo, Andrea
Love the cake and the bride and groom too.. superb! thrilling..so magical. great job.. xo marlis
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful decorations! :) Have a happy weekend! xx Holly
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is you are Fabulous!
ReplyDeleteNita, your dining room is splendid. The wedding is wacky yet wonderful for Halloween. xo, Olive
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