Guest Post by Rachel from The Quirky Poet

Rachel has kindly taken time to share with us some of her poems. Go check out her blog {here}

“Still Raining”

April tears falling,

then stoping, but the tall trees,

still dripping sorrow.

"Small Beast"

Speak, small beast. Within

your quiet heart, something shakes.

It’s lovely. Listen.

"Saying Goodbye"

The caterpillar,

with new, symmetrical wings,

flies away, smirking.

Hi there...My name is Rachel Marie.

My relationship with clothing has always been a bit dramatic. As is reflected in a lot of my poetry, I often give personalities to inanimate objects, including items in my wardrobe. As a young girl, I remember crying over a pair of sparkly, silver sneakers as I threw them out with the trash. They were too small, and I’d worn holes in them, but it still seemed cruel to abandon them like that. But it had to be done.

Throughout my childhood, I absolutely hated when other girls mimicked my clothing choices - whether intentional or unintentional. If a girl wore the same blouse as I did, I would immediately develop a loathing for said blouse and would never wear it again. A bit extreme, I know, but even at age seven I wanted to be an individual. 

And so I have fallen in love with vintage clothing. I’m most usually influenced by the late 19th century and the 1950s. 

A few of my favorite things:

Owls

A good book

Music (My favorite band is Nightwish.)

Emoticons

Shoes

Pearls

Poetry  (Obviously, right? My favorite poets are Billy Collins and e.e. cummings)

Alice in Wonderland

Online Shopping  (ModCloth.com and Etsy.com are my most frequent stops.)

Kittens

Hand-me-downs

Autumn

Muffins (!)

Hand-written letters

Twirly skirts

Rainy afternoons with Josh