Midstofspring - Evolving. Poet. Lover

Ultimate guide to the most beautiful & elegant places to travel to:

Aoyama Flower Market Tea House - Tokyo, Japan

Ueno Toshogu Peony Garden - Tokyo, Japan

Café La Rose - Bangkok, Thailand

Flowers in Paros - Paros, Greece

Bardini Gardens - Florence, Italy

Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini Flower House - Genoa, Italy

Schloss Benrath - Düsseldorf, Germany

Esterházy Palace - Eisenstadt, Austria

Bloemenmarkt Flower Market - Amsterdam, Netherlands

Craigievar Castle - Craigievar, Scotland

Hever Castle Rose Garden - Hever, England

Arundel Castle and Gardens - Arundel, England

Castle Ashby Orangery - Northamptonshire, England

Peggy Porschen - London, England

Elan Café - London, England

Aubaine - London, England

Chateau du Gudanes - Château-Verdun, France

The Grand Trianon - Versailles, France

Plateau de Valensole - Valensole, France

Angelina - Paris, France

Château de la Reine Blanche - Paris, France

Café de Flore - Paris, France

Ladurée - Paris, France

Ladurée SoHo - New York, NY

Tiffany’s & The Blue Box Café - New York, NY

SERRA by Birreria - New York, NY

Sel Rrose - New York, NY

Glossier stores - various locations (the one in NYC is breathtaking)

The Berkeley Rose Garden - Berkeley, CA

Adelman Peony Gardens - Salem, OR

Puff & Petals - Atlanta, GA

Elizabeth Park Rose Garden - Hartford, CT

My memories were so ingrained in me they felt like roots in my brain

If the rain comes I hope the hail comes at my wake

Brother, mother please leap for me

No need to mourn for what’s been done

The real sorrow is regret overrun by illusions

Soul crushing profusions

At the core from my head

And my severed heart

It’s a dozen shards across these dead lands

Our daughters are treated as commodities

With no broad shoulder as a protector

Brother, mother don’t weep for me

Our memories are horror collectors

I long for the warmth of the Sun

But all I can feel is a thousand hells

Lady Sira

when your friend does something problematic and you sadly have to correct them

My brain was my substitute when my heart was wet Carrying unwanted memories gave me the chills Crime has no erasure, When the trauma plays like street children

- Lady Sira

“Baby he’s drawn to you, and you don’t have a clue.

Sticking his neck out for you,

How long will you sit getting lost in the blue?

- L.S

“I just need to connect the remnants of my soul,

That’s been shattered by the hands of careless men.”

- By Lady Sira

This can save lives of many Black people who were wrongly convicted and arrested on drug possession charges. Please spread!

Michelle Reis and Takeshi Kaneshiro in Wong Kar Wai’s Fallen Angels (1996)

DP: Christopher Doyle