Monthly Archives: August 2013

The White Palace

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Helen

“Delirium is good for you” Said the master of the halls It takes you further, further in It mixes terror now with sin It shows the novice how to begin With summer nights and lace In the White Palace The … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged alchemy, Aspiration, choice, dark, delirium, delusion, dissociation, Dreams, drugs, Musings, Philosophy, Spiritual | 6 Comments

Mirror’s Face

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Helen

Perfect oval, pale Deft touches of blush and powder All the flaws are now erased Simple here, the mirror’s face Arching eyebrows peak With questions yet unasked Wisdom lost, it’s been replaced Conformity here, the mirror’s face Lips that rarely … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged alchemy, artifice, Arts, Aspiration, Beauty, Facepainting, fasion, makeup, Mirror, Musings, truth | 17 Comments

Jekyll

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Helen

I am the Jekyll to your Hyde I am the muse that stirs your pen I am the question deep inside You are the now, I am the then I am the kindness, you are the cruel I am the … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged choice, cruelty, dark, dissociation, Hyde, identity, Jekyll, madness, memory, Musings, pain, Relationships, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, truth | 30 Comments

Luminescence

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Helen

They call you mystery Arching from the void Of limitless possibility A face beyond time Conscious thought or design Your call an ancient melody In abstract tongue Such light falls across the sky Luminescence from your eye They call you … Continue reading →