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.

Glory

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Helen

This golden dawn Arising in precious metal The woman rides the dragon’s back Resplendent Oh, what a morning! The world holds its breath To see her in her glory Ascend In a ballgown Made of fallen starlight Weaved with with … Continue reading →

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Path

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Helen

Early morning fog Clear the path for journeying Beyond the mist All roads will lead To where the glory yet dawns At the break of day Clothed in grace of time I’m warm against this winter I will yet endure … Continue reading →

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Calling

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Helen

The first level is the Raven Initiate kneels and bows Prostrate upon the floor Awaiting touch and enlightenment Following the calling To this room This day This appointed hour Dweller on the threshold Between life and death Facing the abyss … Continue reading →

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Wash Us Clean

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Helen

This glorious moment Wash us clean Pure rainfall is your gift Undeserved but craved Even in our closed and doubting minds In youth the man Cared not for matters of the soul The world beckoned As a thing of substance … Continue reading →

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Angel

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Helen

Angel here attend me I am dying Though my wounds and scars invisible Are not counted in the fallen Just a slow inexorable procession To a dusty end Angel please release me I am broken Though the world around believes … Continue reading →

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Exciting News! MY GRL Re-Launch!!!

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Helen

I’m delighted to spread the word of the re-launch of John Howell’s My GRL – a brilliant, fast paced and totally enjoyable first instalment of a wonderful thriller trilogy. The cover is new and the book edited once again to … Continue reading →

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Birthing

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Helen

The universe is aching Full and pregnant with possibility Birthing new worlds Far above our sight No telescope can see The celestial writhing and delight This Holy night A fecund revolution Dying stars have sacrificed Their souls to feed A … Continue reading →

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Rising to the Light

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Helen

He said he was rising to the light Each morning from the station Up flights of stairs to sunshine Every day he would say I’m Orpheus returning From the underworld And I will not look back I keep my life … Continue reading →

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Druids

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Helen

Here the druids gathered Under cover of mystical night To commune with energies and entities We have long forgot And should they walk amongst us now We see them not We see them not Carrying this legacy More hidden in … Continue reading →

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Wishes

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Helen

Wish for me now One little dream Not what we have What might have been Not what you see Find the unseen Wish for me now One little dream Wish for the world One little hope Never the knife Never … Continue reading →

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