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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.

Forgotten Afternoons

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Helen

Sweet forgotten afternoons You don’t recall But pressed within my memory book I see them all The way the light fell Through the leaves Upon your hair And the messy, noisy children Running everywhere And how you’d say “This season … Continue reading →

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Trust (Part One)

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Helen

In you we trust Blindfolded Waiting here Desperate We must World just falls to chaos No sure anchor Yet appears We’re just waiting here In trust May your words Yet be true As you say Belief is hard Absurd Is … Continue reading →

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Sign

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Helen

And when we sign our name The whole world changes Not the same Entering into The big boys game When we sign our name And when we take a chance We hear new music For the dance A bit of … Continue reading →

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Beautiful

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Helen

When I am weary of the world The clatter clutter of ambition The surrender and submission To the paper and the pen To the dollar or the yen Competition’s flags unfurled I come to this most sacred space Where art … Continue reading →

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Cover Reveal: The Butterfly Stone

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Helen

Originally posted on Rambles, writing and amusing musings:
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Wow! Look at this. I am absolutely floored by how amazing this is. Without further delay… The Butterfly Stone cover The Butterfly Stone

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Dandelion Wishes

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Helen

Light as air Sweet dandelions Hover there On the stair I watch as they fly Light as air Make a wish Before they are gone In the sky Till you know Wishes all come true If you try (c ) … Continue reading →

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Balance

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Helen

One by one Two by two The universe is made All the signs Here align For the light parade Balance for me Like a charm Overhead None will falter None will harm It is said It begins As it ends … Continue reading →

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Too Late To Pray

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Helen

And is it now Too late to pray? As children we rehearsed the verse In ancient books and we hardly cared Each word we said It was enough to simply recite And hope that soon the doors would open Setting … Continue reading →

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Reclaim

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Helen

Reclaim the butterfly Symbol of transformation Not simple Not easy But fine Not manipulated Traumatised And degraded Reclaim the symbol For what its purpose was And always should be Reclaim the butterfly And then set it free (c ) Helen … Continue reading →

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Fortune

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Helen

Be you not Fortune’s fool The will of man Is to self-determine And not falter in superstition Or by the fickle hand Of idle gods Even should it be That pride lays traps For unwary travellers Yet it is so … Continue reading →

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