Author Archives: Helen

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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.

Heloise and Abelard

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Helen

In France you may find The tomb of Heloise And Abelard Great love arises Beyond societal rules And religion’s call Great loss will shatter Honor and promises Sound the fall So centuries later We visit Heloise And her Abelard In … Continue reading →

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Nothing Personal

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Helen

Nothing personal Wrong place, wrong night Nothing personal In a gaze returned Nothing deliberate In communion made Nothing legitimate In lessons learned Nothing personal In games we played Quite immaterial What we denied Nothing deliberate In trust so broken Nothing … Continue reading →

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Ritual

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Helen

I fled before the ritual Sliced deep within my heart Denied the rank habitual That tore each choice apart My thoughts so pathological In shadows found my twin Wore masks phantasmagorical Down the rabbit hole we spin Ecstatic in the … Continue reading →

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Poet at Play

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Helen

Playing with words Rhyming absurd Secrets are heard Promises averred Playing with rhymes While away time Speaking sublime Lemon and lime Lyrical dance Nothing to chance Words that advance Those that enchant Poet at play Methods to sway Form to … Continue reading →

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Prompt 6 – Personification – The Forgotten Teddy Bear

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Helen

Once I sat Content, on your lap Beaming up through my Beaded eyes Flowing love to you My precious child I enjoyed so Our childhood games The stories and the clothes You adorned me with The friends amongst us All … Continue reading →

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The Glamorization of Evil

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Helen

Forgive me, but I feel the need for a bit of a rant. A few weeks ago the publication Psychology Today published an article called ‘Confessions of a Sociopath’.  It was a adaption of a work published by Random House … Continue reading →

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Nightmare

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Helen

You said Let me be your nightmare Let me seep Within the subtle skin Of sinless sleep Let me draw Your darker desperation From dreamless depths You said I will be your shadow Let me flicker Faithless friend that follows … Continue reading →

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Each Day

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Helen

Each day much like the last Funny how quickly The seasons have passed Warms nights fade and with them their glow Winter’s new web Covered in snow Monday morning dreaming ahead Countdown to Friday Each day has bled Wishing your … Continue reading →

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Winter

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Helen

Winter has come The first day this year In my part of the world Shadows stretch across Dismal halls The rain falls slowly, resolute Each deliberate drop Sounding its bell Winter cold has descended An icy, aging star Regal on … Continue reading →

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Bleed

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Helen

Whispering ego Speaking its need Self-justification Hiding its greed Will our pure will Ever be freed From all the places Our true selves bleed? (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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