Monthly Archives: August 2013

Trinity

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Helen

There were three When it began Two were lost The third remained And all the rest Could be explained There were three Left at the end The two as twins The one apart The mind, the body And the heart … Continue reading →

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Galaxy

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Helen

Across the galaxy An eye winks at me Across the milky way Hands beckon me away Our solar system craves Us risen from our graves Across the galaxy See how they sing for me? (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights … Continue reading →

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Unlearn – for Prompt 16 Life Lesson

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Helen

The cruellest truths You can’t unlearn You’ll try to forget Or to overturn These ravages of Crystal memory That know no fall No entropy Your innocence Once lost is gone The bitterest truths Are hardest won And hardest left To … Continue reading →

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Where Have All The Heroes Gone?

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Helen

                    Is it my age, or is it the times we are in? I used to find it so easy to find public figures to admire, to look up to, in … Continue reading →

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Inspire Me

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Helen

Inspire me Seduce me with your words Your imagery Is more than I deserve But sing to me Once more my muse, once more Don’t cling to me Inspiration’s all you’re for Inspire me Overcome me with desire So suddenly … Continue reading →

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Dread

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Helen

Why did I feel such dread To look upon your face And know you’d won the race? Why did my heart so fall And scream in silent pain To see you win again? What’s written on your palm And what … Continue reading →

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Hauntings

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Helen

Hauntings Are never easy The dead do not remain For simple reasons They carry earthly chains Throughout the seasons Hauntings Are never easy The haunted Are never sane The toll of such communion Is like a winter gale Their hopeless, … Continue reading →

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White Peacock

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Helen

A mystery A rarity A beauty here Beyond the sea So delicate And yet so strong So elegant A haunting song And who believes Such creatures breathe In brightened light In feathers wreathed? Found not in dark Nor cold daylight … Continue reading →

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Global Financial Crisis Limericks

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Helen

There once was a banker supreme Who exhorted to all ‘live the dream!’ He replaced all their need With more profitable greed And on their naivety schemed There once was a government hack Who envied the wealth that he lacked Should … Continue reading →

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String Quartet

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Helen

A string quartet played A sweet serenade In all of our finery Our youth was displayed To think of this now I’m a moment dismayed The violin sighs All the secrets inside Polite society Has so much to hide So I … Continue reading →

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