Author Archives: Helen

About Helen

I'm drawn to blogging as a way to share ideas and consider what makes us who we are. Whether it's in our working life or our creativity, expression is a means to connect.

Holiday

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Helen

I need a holiday Somewhere far away Somewhere I’d never go Normally A beach with blazing sun Where I meet everyone Without pretense and so Informally I need to take a break To a world without mistakes The paper and … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged escape, holiday, honesty, relaxation, rest | 4 Comments

Be A Storm

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Helen

Be a storm in my life she begged I have lived too long In quiet solitude My shutters drawn Against the weather All its forms And so now I grow weary Of my comfort And I yearn For the storm … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry, Water | Tagged growth, longing, Love, passion, storm, tempest | 3 Comments

Judgement

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Helen

Judgement is most harsh When it’s fair Capturing the truth Blind she holds the scales Cannot see Who bends at her feet If the balance tips Favours one Of the powerful Honesty will fall Bleed away Till we’ve lost it … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged balance, Corruption, judgement, justice, loss, power, scales, truth | 11 Comments

Sonnet

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Helen

Profundity of prose is not my goal I rarely think of speaking to the wise A poet’s words should ravage through your soul And wake from sleep the dullest care-worn eyes So if by chance some measured rhyme atones … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged poetic, poetry, sonnet, themes, writing | 8 Comments

Precious

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Helen

These precious things We tend Patient and strong Our seedlings small Will grow Before too long Our silent voices Yet will rise To perfect song And find our place Our precious home Where we belong (c ) Helen Valentina 2018

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged garden, growth, home, nurture, precious, protect, tending | 6 Comments

Peaceful

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Helen

I am peaceful I am flying Towards the horizon The rising sun I am grateful So content With bread I’ve baked And cloth I’ve spun I am ready I am willing To take the reins of What’s begun I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged belief, flight, peace, readiness | 9 Comments

All Your Colours

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Helen

I remember all your colours I don’t think you ever saw them Always searching for the more You were blind to all within And perhaps it was your mother’s words The balm of yesteryear That held you such a prisoner … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged death, hope, joy, Life, sorrow, soul, spirit, truth | 3 Comments

Diversity

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Helen

Where would we be Without such rich diversity Without each unique identity So many colours In our sea? To strip such colour here away Become the bland, the drab and grey What price we’d pay for us to be So … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged difference, diversity, individuality, Life, unique | 6 Comments

The Forest

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Helen

I go to the forest at night If only in my mind To find a tranquility In darkened paths And moonlit creeks As if within the mystery I seek My own heart Deep in the forest at night I find … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged forest, heart, identity, Love, nature, night, sanctuary | 6 Comments

Above it All

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Helen

We float above it all This glorious shining city Of the free We sing across the spheres Triumphant glory songs For the free Adrift among the stars We cannot lose our way When we are free The universe is ours … Continue reading →