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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.

Palindrome 1 and 2

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Helen

Hi, just a couple of attempts at a poetic form (palindrome) I recently learnt about and which I found intriguing and challenging…not sure I have mastered it in either of the poems below (whether they are technically long enough or follow all … Continue reading →

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Carnival

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Helen

Light spangled carnival A terror of clowns Jangling music plays Discordant sounds Within these shadows cast Secrets abound Who was that riding The merry-go-round? Carnival creatures play Games you can’t win Mazes return now to Where you begin Mirrors repeat … Continue reading →

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Death

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Helen

Death is An empty train station Past midnight Watching the flickering Pulse of the lamplight Weave us a ghost Death is A ruined church Moonlight streaming in Misshapen walls The crucifix broken All hope lost Death is Alleyways at night … Continue reading →

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Honesty

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Helen

I move forward on the back Of other’s mis-deeds and lies By adopting measured honor Past these others I arise And in this a simple lesson For those that crave the prize What we think we keep well hidden Can … Continue reading →

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Leaves of Autumn Fall

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Helen

These creeping fears Slither in Every crevice I am dumbfounded by regret I can neither recognise Nor name As the leaves of autumn fall Chilled through I am skeletal ice Skin stretched blue Across cheekbones As I stumble to the … Continue reading →

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Regret

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Helen

I regret most the moments of indecision Relinquishment to fear Words unspoken Deeds undone Though their mere utterance or action may have torn the world asunder Instead now in this slumber of nothingness I regret I regret more the glance … Continue reading →

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Moving Up

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Helen

Your love was generous and fine Your small celebrity Made those that followed in your wake Associate with me And we all know that being loved Is great publicity The jewels you bought and clothes I wore Were expensive and … Continue reading →

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Office

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Helen

Petty villainy In the day-to-day affairs Of an office life Bullies rise to power On the shoulders of their prey Before they strike down All purpose is lost What the company provides Is secondary We reward the ones We should … Continue reading →

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Ordinary

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Helen

I lead An ordinary life I have petty battles Day to day strife I have My little hopes and dreams But nothing verges On life’s extremes I would Be honor bound In calamitous times To be the one that’s found … Continue reading →

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Lifecycle

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Helen

Love Hopeful union Soul mate found Join in pure bliss Chosen Conception Intertwined energy Yin and yang Explode into potential Life Birth Squalling infant Wide open eyes Gasps the first breath Here Hope Ephemeral dream Ambition to reality Stretching, an … Continue reading →

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