This Is Just to Say

I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox

and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast

forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold

William Carlos Williams
from Collected Poems 1921-1931, published in 1934

Winter Trees

A liquid moon
moves gently among
the long branches.

Thus having prepared their buds
against a sure winter
the wise trees
stand sleeping in the cold.

From Winter Trees by William Carlos Williams

Happy 2014 New Year!

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Invitation

I would like to make a small announcement that it will be an Author event in Books and Books bookstore in Bal Harbour, FL on Friday, July 12th, at 6:30 pm. Ida Tomshinsky, Florida Author, will sign her new, 5th book in the History of Fashion Accessories Series entitled "The Chronicle of Hats in Enjoyable Quotes."

This is a standard reference for anyone who is interested in the history of essential fashion accessory - the hats. The hats always  were used to protect from weather conditions, to express identity, and to attract or to influence others. The main development of the book concentrates on the timeline of hats from ancient past to modern present. The phenomenon of this must-have accessory that is covering the top of the head contributed to an irreplaceable compliment to women and men classic elegance. So many different styles of hats made into the mainstream of the centuries-old millinery industry!

"Fashion and art are such a big part of the contemporary culture; they are both strong forces in society, a way of personal expression. There has been a long history of collaboration and energy between fashion and art," says Stefano Tonchi, editor-in-chief of the monthly fashion magazine "W." "In Miami, especially, there is a great concentration of art and design, a place where it all comes together." There's no better place to watch the hats' discipline to bend, blend, blur, and brim.

About Poetry

"Poetry has done what long seemed impossible... it has become indispensable reading for anyone who cares about American literature."
Adam Kirsch, New York Sun

"To converse with the greats
by trying their blindfolds on:
to correspond with books
by rewriting them:
to edit holy edicts,
and at the midnight hour
to talk with the clock by tapping a wall
in the solitary confinement of the universe."

Vera Pavlova, To Converse with the Greats

A Hat On My Head

A hat on my head

Keeps me warm.

With the hat on my head,

I’m a little bit taller.

With the hat on my head,

I feel a little bit grown up.

With a hat on my head,

Would I be a little bit old-fashioned?

 

With a hat on my head,

I acknowledge the elegancy,

A little bit sophisticated.

With the hat on my head,

I’m protected and shielded

From the rattle of wind and rain.

 

With a hat on my head,

I’m tied to strangeness of secrecy

And a little bit unexplained mystery.

When I wear my hat on my head,

I’m refining my natural earthy

Simplicity, and a little bit of naivety.

 

When I have my hat on the head.

I’m a different person.

Very confident, between us two,

I’m studying and learning my face, –

“Who I am,

When I have my hat on my head?”

I treasure my thoughts

Under the shell, under one dome –

Entire world of undiscovered

Humanity and femininity.

 

When I wear my hat on my head,

I’m a little bit stronger,

Sharper and hard-minded.

I have my hat on my head,

I feel a little bit medieval

Noble, precious, and edel  –

Queenly generous,

And a little bit gorgeous,

Also sensitive and giving.

 

“I wear the world on my neck –

Come, take a look!”

I need more than a shoulder

To keep the head up.

I need more than a hat

To keep my head right;

Complexity of an opportunity,

Chaos of unfinished symphony,

Dynamics of tropical rain,

Rattle of waterfall,

And the thumb of your hand.

 

A little bit of anatomical chemicals

Embracing my brain and mind,

Highlighting my eyes and mouth.

I wear my hat on the head

Headlining me,

Caring my aura of the materialistic hat

As a crown above;

The wreath of success –

Just one flower will make

Fairy-like flower-head wreath

To comeback in my past,

A little bit of the catching the dream,

When I wear my hat on my head.

 

We all ‘gonna’ die,

But I got a cycling helmet

The same as 400 years ago –

A boarder from you,

A separation from you and me.

I’m wearing my helmet-hat

A little bit of vintage jell-O mold,

A topper and lid,

Sweet as chocolate cake

To style and shape me,

Because I cover my head with a hat.

2013 IT

The Cronicle of Hats in Enjoyable Quotes

This is a new and fifth book in the history of Fashion Accessories Series just published by Ida Tomshinsky - Librarian, Florida author, and fashion accessories writer and enthusiast.

This is a standard reference for everyone who is interested in the history and present of the essential fashion accessory - the hat. The hats always were used to protect, to express identity, and to attract to influence others.

"Hats make every outfit an occasion, any attire more elegant, and every day more civilized." (Ida Tomshinsky)