Vivian

Ode to Zadar Finding joy on the Dalmatian Coast

I'm currently travelling in Croatia and have been basking in the beauty of this country. I fell in love with Zadar as soon as my ferry pulled into its harbour, so of course I had to write a poem about it: vivello.substack.com/p/ode-to-zadar

The Miracle of Flight A poem on a plane ride to Vienna

As we climbed above the clouds on my flight to Vienna, I thought about what a crazy thing it is that flying is so now so normal for humans. Those feelings inspired a bit of #avgeek poetry. You can read it here :) vivello.substack.com/p/the-miracl...

Taylor swift holding sign "you okay?"

Finally,
Yes.

Sincerely,
The Chairman of
the Tortured Poets Department

some of you need to make like travis kelce and engage with a tailor swiftly

drawing people i see in the city (62/?)

Meeting a Dancer A dance, a character study

The way someone dances can say a lot about their personality. I wrote a poem about this dynamic, framed as a dancefloor interaction.
vivello.substack.com/p/meeting-a-...

Fun little new NYT game!
Pips #3 Hard 🔴
0:55 🍪

YouTube video by AznavourVEVO Charles Aznavour - La bohème (Official Lyrics Video)

You would think that my chosen soundtrack for this poem would be the obvious one but it's actually La bohème by Charles Aznavour!
youtu.be/fVfnEyLOkrM

Ode to La Vie en Rose Reminiscing on a tribute to Paris at the Shaw Festival

I went to see La Vie en Rose at the Shaw Festival and enjoyed it so much that I wrote a poem about it. The production was an ode to Paris — its streets, stories, and songs. I reminisced about my own trip as I mused on the immortal quote, "we'll always have Paris"
vivello.substack.com/p/ode-to-la-...

Because through nights like this one I held her in my arms
my soul is not satisfied that it has lost her.

I no longer love her, that's certain, but maybe I love her.
Love is so short, forgetting is so long.

Another's. She will be another's. As she was before my kisses.
Her voice, her bright body. Her infinite eyes.

To hear the immense night, still more immense without her.
And the verse falls to the soul like dew to the pasture.

Tonight I can write the saddest lines.
To think that I do not have her. To feel that I have lost her.

Some of my favourite verses from Poema 20 by Pablo Neruda (as translated by W. S. Merwin):

Thank you ^-^

I know this isn't a Chinese poem translation and I promise you I'm working on getting one of those published too. But in the meantime, please enjoy this peace offering in English!

Love Letter to Halifax A Postcard Poem

I wrote a poem, a love letter to Halifax, after having the most wonderful time while travelling there a few weeks ago. You can read it here: vivello.substack.com/p/love-lette...

What if we danced by the lake as the sun slipped below the horizon and fireflies flickered around us?

Noting this down for when I need to seduce a lawyer

I need to see it so badly

YouTube video by Why Don't We Why Don't We - What Am I (Live and Unplugged) [Official Video]

Tell me have you seen a sunset,
Turn into a sunrise,
Kiss right through the night,
‘Cause we should try that sometime,
Hold you ’til the morning,
And if I said I’m falling,
Would you just reply,
“I know you are but what am I”
youtu.be/ZaQvT-RUCH4

Or rather, perhaps the issue was figuring out the necessary structure / architecture? Idk this is all genuinely confusing to me. I'm not expecting others to program quite as efficiently as I do but I thought a week, maybe two, would be more than enough.

Someone please explain to me how it took my coworker over a month to not even produce the code necessary for an update that took me only ONE AFTERNOON to write?

testimony had been brought out. Among the Standard men who had appeared had been John D. Archbold, William Frew, Charles Lockhart and J. J. Vandergrift. A

If in my D&D game I named one of the executives of a monopolistic business interest “J. J. Vandergrift” everyone would groan.

But that’s the actual name of an actual Standard Oil man.

From: The History of the Standard Oil Company - Ida Minerva Tarbell

So glad you had a lovely time visiting us :) Hamilton always appreciates being properly distinguished from Toronto!

Dinner party goals

Congrats!!!

Honestly in awe of people who seem to have it all. What do you mean you're gorgeous, a great dancer with a lovely singing voice, flawlessly articulate & tasteful across a wide range of subjects, AND super smart & high-achieving?! Please explain yourself.

Great choice, that one is stunning 😍