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.

You

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Helen

You Epitomise everything You claim To despise Your lack Of self-awareness Is astonishingly Comprehensive Others in our midst Consider you A curious caricature Of clueless conniving Your plans Are so transparent Even polished glass Seems foggy By comparison Your seething, … Continue reading →

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House of Lies

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Helen

This is a house of lies These hallways can disguise The players and the gamblers Vying for the prize This house is full of ghosts These evil, spectral hosts Whisper words to damn you Darken souls the most The politics … Continue reading →

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Unrequited

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Helen

I turn my face From yours Your lips capture Only my cheek So I am polite Not passionate And words of love I will not speak You turn your face To mine Your eyes implore My very soul But to … Continue reading →

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Thai Food Craving

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Helen

I am craving Thai food Sweet and spicy Succulent and tender Curries and stir fries Rice soaked with juices Coconut milk and bamboo I wonder if I’ve too little salt In my system This craving is so strong Or I’ve … Continue reading →

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Coincidence

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Helen

When does a coincidence Turn into prophecy? How many instances Combine to synchronicity? How many overlaps Till we are forced to see How many times must combine For a trend to be? I know that I may see a ‘face’ … Continue reading →

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Even Then

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Helen

Should you fall to your knees Beg forgiveness A supplicant before me Even then, even then I do not know Should you admit to your crimes Every single one Without excuse or accusation Even then, even then I do not … Continue reading →

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Falsity

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Helen

Once I felt My heart open A physical sensation Like a bud in bloom A stillness covered me I felt I heard a voice And strange electricity Filled the room But this was just a trick Of light and laughter … Continue reading →

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Games of the Fey

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Helen

See spirits and sprites Delicately dance and dare Humans to their world Alice though the glass Found the same strange haunting there Down this curving road Do not eat the fruit Pomegranate lays its trap Sweetest nectar calls Come back … Continue reading →

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Visible Anger

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Helen

Anger spills over my senses; red like the bull in mid fight or flight My face is a sword poised; ancient samurai now ready for battle In my brisk footsteps dire warning; lowered eyes letting the storm pass I should … Continue reading →

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Before the Decline

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Helen

Nature is at its most beautiful The moment before the decay Flowers in full bloom Butterflies in flight Hovering over the precipice Of decline Similarly the lines of age Upon a face Begin to trace The trajectory of wisdom The … Continue reading →

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