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.

Age

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Helen

Age does not always wither It may release Stiffer joints have less dominion With the passing of care Time itself Does not lend wisdom But irradiates Some lessons learned Freedom becomes Another term for Relinquishing what was yearned So much … Continue reading →

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Mountains

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Helen

The mountains of morning With sunlight are strewn The mountains of midnight Are blessed by the moon The mountains of evening With a silver twilight The mountains of midday Impossibly bright The mountains of memory Are vast and so deep … Continue reading →

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Unforgiven

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Helen

I am that creeping rage That splinters across doorways Breaks homes With one sibilant breath Tears hearts Like cloth To bandage the wounds I make Something was wrong In my chemistry Leaving certain choices Impossible for me What beauteous deliverance … Continue reading →

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Trust

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Helen

I hear the mournful song of lost regret Melodious and precise It hovers above me Like a falling angel in flight Each word, each lyric Speaks of years And choices broken underfoot Trampled by fear Darkened pathway is blocked No … Continue reading →

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Drink From Me

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Helen

Drink from me For what we’ve been Take from me All you have seen Let the inspiration flow from your veins Let the shadowed darkness, linger, remain Drink from me And from your shame Feast your heart Upon my words … Continue reading →

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Haiku Pondering

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Helen

A brief sentence here to say nothing but the fact that these words are brief Words that sound so wise but in the end say little are poetry’s thief I just love a phrase Follow where it leads me to … Continue reading →

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I Made a Promise Once

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Helen

I made a promise once Unconditional and pure I made it when I thought I knew At a time when I was sure But life eroded all this strength Till now I’m insecure I made a promise once When commitment … Continue reading →

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Leaf

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Helen

A moment Stretched into years A sigh Smothered by tears A glance Drawn to a gaze A child Lost in a maze And you Darkness and light Shadows Waft through the night A lie Spoken as truth Evidence But never … Continue reading →

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First Law

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Helen

First law Is do no harm Not do as you would do The will always bows to the heart And through this truth may blossom unadorned All the rest is just clever lies Tricks in words that lay traps To … Continue reading →

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Nowhere to Begin

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Helen

A procession of futility A game that no-one wins A choice for mere brutality Atonement for no sins A grasp at last for infamy If only to be known A soloist in symphony Pretender to the throne Lost voice on … Continue reading →

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