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.

Queen

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Helen

Once we were royal Our wings unfurled we flew Together All we ever knew Bloodline testament Glory of the skies Together Together we would fly Now we are hidden Wings tethered, broken hues Separated Nothing we could do World ever … Continue reading →

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Yearning

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Helen

Yearning for the alpha and omega The starting point The peaceful end All life flows From sturdy oak and dappled leaves At the centre At the centre Is all Praying for the message of the heart The beating truth The … Continue reading →

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Connected

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Helen

Across the city the electricity yearns to touch each trembling soul and I awake in the middle of the night to tremble, shake within my very core this deep earthquake of being known Our separateness we take for granted only … Continue reading →

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Thursday – A little Personal Our Justice Kindle Edition on Sale Jan 12 to Jan 19th

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Helen

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Our justice is available from  January 12th to January 19th on Amazon. Here is the link for the $0.99 US Here is the link for the £0.99 UK The blurb The terrorist leader and financier Matt…

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Castle

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Helen

I dreamt of a castle on a hill Too grand to be but even still I yearned to reached its heights until The dream was gone I searched the world entire yet No closer could I ever get I fell … Continue reading →

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Let There Be Peace

Posted on January 4, 2017 by Helen

This perfect morning Sun dipped water lights shine Undisturbed quiet We glide Across the eddies and flow And all that we may know Our travails Our longing to cease Let there be peace All is possibility Moments before birth Our … Continue reading →

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Sleep Now

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Helen

Sleep now Little earth Before the moment Of new and wondrous birth Slumber sweet ‘Neath veil of white We will endure Through this darkest night Quiet wait Till the new year morn Something precious Will be surely born Sleep now … Continue reading →

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Lady Macbeth

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Helen

This year Lady Macbeth Is less repentant Cries on cue and wails Claws the walls Draws tempests down and gails Before the ad break yet curtails Her scripted misery The lady makes such good tv The executives are truly thrilled … Continue reading →

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Looking at the stars

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Helen

Oscar we won’t let you down As we trail our lives Through grimy, dusty streets All our past mistakes and sins Crushed beneath our feet Knocking on doors of riches That all the world debars We’ll be looking at the … Continue reading →

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Wisdom

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Helen

Here is wisdom Not found within books Or utterances of aged lips Between the chimera’s smile And such ghosts that slip Trembling at Your fingertips Here is wisdom Where the one becomes the all Boundaries are cruelly torn And something … Continue reading →

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