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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.

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Posted on July 18, 2013 by Helen

How oft I find when I am wearied most And weakened by the stresses of the day Tis then I’m called upon to be the host For those that grieve, or other fears allay When I could cheerfully sound my … Continue reading →

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Sweet Derangement

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Helen

Sweet derangement of the senses Brittle voices, mission bell Truth distorted, past defences Secrets too bizarre to tell Acid dreams and cocktail fancy Spread-eagled specimen here lies From some pit of necromancy Comes the darkened lord of flies In the … Continue reading →

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Falcon

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Helen

The falcon has escaped The falconer’s reach Soaring triumphant Across blue-black sky A piecing eye Blinks careful against the cold There are harbingers here In winged flight The aim has faltered Man is bested A moment’s conflagration Passes in silence … Continue reading →

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I Am To You

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Helen

I am to you oracle Friend of the future Telepath of mystery Forgotten hope I am to you sustenance In a desert Feast of attention Celebrating inner lack I am to you succour For endless hunger Your quiet, dignified desperation … Continue reading →

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Speak

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Helen

Even now In the dread, dark Quiet Of preternatural night I speak In solemn whispers To you Some times I rail as Hera abandoned By Zeus His myriad infidelities Though I know You never really belonged To me Some times … Continue reading →

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Moon

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Helen

Like the mystic Let me fall A time of unity Yet recall To the Beloved Let me cleave Let the ego Perish, leave Let the spirit In me shine Nought for me For all is Thine In these moments We … Continue reading →

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Corruptio Optimi Pessima

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Helen

This fervour Honestly felt To secure The common wealth To minister to The country’s health Enters the school Of ways and means To be mentored By silent stealth This Creator This god: Choice And the patterns Of unique voice On … Continue reading →

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Anonymity

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Helen

No face To this name No trace Are we What we claim Re-traced? Could we In this game be Replaced? No face To this name No trace Unknown Day to day Alone Here we May yet pray Atone All the … Continue reading →

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Resolve

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Helen

Resolve now to remember Resolve to atone Resolve This agenda cannot be postponed Resolve to recover Resolve to protect Resolve to be chosen To be one of the elect Resolve to be strong Resolve to be sure Resolve to absolve … Continue reading →

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Damage

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Helen

I have a scar line A schism of sin For many years a tiny tear Hidden within Days pass, it ruptures Silent and sure All of this damage Floods to the floor I have a smile now Stretches my face … Continue reading →

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