A WELL OF GATHERED RAIN WATER – The Vampire's Wife

A WELL OF GATHERED RAIN WATER I’ve been reading Greta Bellamacina’s latest collection of poetry, 'A Biography of the Wind'. It is intoxicating and beguiling and full of natural beauty, as she herself is! Here is a new poem with an astonishing and o-so-true opening line. Thank you, Greta, for allowing me to post it. We adore you here at The Vampire’s Wife. Love Susie. x

DOGWOMAN

I wonder how many women I have to be in this body of a dog

mouth open wide

a well of gathered rain water

slowly turning the blue stone.

a twelve month grave of empty crystal glasses

teeth holding the steps of a muddy field

an assembly of white cloud hammers.

Greta Bellamacina

Greta wears The Vampire’s Wife Champagne Lamé Skyrocket Dress

THE CARNIVAL IS OVER

I have just a simple song for you all from 1967, all the way from Australia (where my husband is), by The Seekers. I love this song, melancholy but so stirring, and Judith Durham, dressed in what looks like something from the archives of The Vampire’s Wife, is so touching. It is a song full of tears about the end of things and love’s enduring presence. We adore this song here at The Vampire’s Wife.

TIME AFTER TIME, LITTLE JIMMY SCOTT

Look at this heart-breaking piece of film of Little Jimmy Scott singing Time After Time and giving his thoughts on what a song is meant to be. He is a vast talent and a beautiful man; we met him at my husband’s Meltdown Festival in London in 1999.

TO DIE BY YOUR SIDE

I heard this wonderful version of The Smiths classic song "There is a Light That Never Goes Out" by the brilliantly ebullient Dum Dum Girls on the DJ Lonny’s amazing Cover to Cover on Radio Lewes this week. What a great show! What a superb song! What a joyful cover! ‘To die by your side is pleasure and a privilege’ indeed!