nurture nature

roses.

"love is like when a rose starts to pop to give some love." - stuart, age 7.

jomel c.

those years, that day

isaiah jobe.

to isaiah.

i remember we roamed our little provincial town on his bike and we stopped by a cemetery at 3am. we sat on a bamboo bench watching a few cars pass by, under the stars on a clear sky. the air was cool so we sat closer together to keep warm. it was so peaceful. it's as if the world stopped turning and that moment of bliss was ours to relish. i had a scheduled flight back to california that afternoon, and despite not getting enough sleep because of our little adventure, he still made the effort to take me on a ride again around town that morning before i left. he also had little quirks that made him so endearing. he loved tiny m&m's and he once sang the chorus of his favorite ballad to persuade me to hand him the m&m bag. most of all, he made people feel loved and special.

this is a devastating loss. i will terribly miss him.

jomel c.

reverie

to a handsome summer day
the morning sun lends its radiance
its warm caress teases the senses
and inspires ambiguous romance

tulips open their exquisite bulbs
revealing its fragile secret
ivy crawls from the soil to the sky
intensely draping the blooms, a duet

as the sweat of hands warm the neck
their gentle strokes arouses professions
limbs and lips sing and scream in unison
shaming the rules of discretions

the reveries are endless
appealing, tempting, seducing
but the firm grasp, its success
belongs to the palms of your hands

reverie + jomel c.

:}

falling dream

jomel c.

:}

i don't seem to be able to depart

old man waiting.

jomel c.

:}

learn your way around loneliness

:}

this is indeed life itself!

nico and loreley.

jomel c.

:}

a dedication

for isiah. you are loved.

jomel c.

reprise

:}

the only way you can find out is to have the feeling

photographed by inez van lamsweerde & vinoodh matadin

:}

source

true romance

nina ricci + yves saint laurent

erdem

some of my favorites from the resort 2012 collections. magnificent serving of romance and slight perversion.

:}

source

i got butterflies within

:}

of ballads and rain

blossoming .

"when i saw you i fell, and you smiled because you knew."

indeed. it's an unexpected meeting that's growing into something so beautiful, and i'm grateful for it.

jomel c.

:}

a golden start

wayfarers.

jomel c.

:}

poetry of the senses

:}

i think i deserve something beautiful

:}

always a new tomorrow

sunlit waters.

jomel c.

:}

viva mcqueen

venus aflame.

jomel c.

:}

i carry your heart

an uphill climb.

jomel c.

:}

we will have eternity all to us

:}

light in the sky

aurora.

jomel c.

:}

solitude walks one heavy step more near

aftermath.

jomel c.

:}

does it ever go away?

"at some point, it becomes bearable. it turns into something that you can crawl out from under and carry around like a brick in your pocket. and you even forget it for a while. but then you reach in for whatever reason and - there it is. oh right, that. which could be awful - not all the time. it's not that you'd like it exactly, but it's what you've got. so, you carry it around. and it doesn't go away. which is ... fine, actually."

on grief. having gone through a tough time earlier this year, the idea of a parallel universe is a bit comforting. memories, for the most part, help propel us forward.

:}

hear the whispers

:}