Monthly Archives: August 2013

Infamy

These names that reek depravity Vlad Dracul and De Sade, Marquis Gilles De Rais of Jeanne D’Arc’s army The grasping Countess Bathory Blood soaked rites and cruelty Demand a soulless infamy Damnation for eternity Eternity In literature’s deep, darkest fame The … Continue reading

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Gossip

Gossip runs like wildfire whispered from one to one explodes across the horizon till truth is lost beneath a web of lies and all objectivity gone The meme is alive now Its birth owed to gossip (c) Helen Valentina 2013, … Continue reading

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Closer

I am closer to the heart Of this mystery I am closer to the weave Of hidden history I am closer to the space Between the worlds I am closer to the flags As yet unfurled I am closer to … Continue reading

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Dream Big

Dream big, dream big Never forget to dream Life’s no rehearsal No matter how it seems Aim not for half-truths Reach for the extremes Dream big, dream big Never forget to dream Live large, live large Make sure that you … Continue reading

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If My Novel Was a Movie….my Dream Cast For The Seed

So my friend solothefirst had a wonderful idea. I was talking with her recently about how I thought a particular actor we both love would make a fabulous Robert – a key protagonist character – in The Seed, and she … Continue reading

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People Like Us

People like us should be quarantined from society People like them never realise what they have seen People like us play our dark little games like puppeteers People like them don’t understand they live in a dream People like us … Continue reading

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United

Our hands clasp across this misery Determined we arise There’s time now to re-write history To stand united in our eyes A slave’s life these days are seen as free Deluded by diversion And yet now entrapped we still will … Continue reading

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Tigers Rule The World – for Prompt 15 Childhood Dreams

The lawn of our backyard Was the expanse of Africa The white suburban fencing Could not quell the conqueror A tiny mouth could roar With operatic intensity As I surveyed my kingdom Such was my propensity I spoke with angels, … Continue reading

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Crooked House

This crooked house for crooked folk Secrets are silent, yet are spoke Its crooked values are the yolk For crooked dreams that they invoke This crooked life for crooked men Completes a cycle, starts again The dearest enemies talk as … Continue reading

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Fringes

I live on the fringes I hide in the dark My home is in alleyways or deep in the park I breathe contradiction The web of my words are born for confusion I am the absurd I’ll never be like … Continue reading

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