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.

New Delights Falling

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Helen

I can feel the sunlight falling Palpable as golden rays Heralding this dawn And I can taste the colours Like a symphony of flavour That mimics lyrical sound I am awash In perfect morning Senses fevered to new heights And … Continue reading →

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Deadwood

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Helen

Deadwood Floating downstream I heard we were redundant Our lives a pointless dream And all that we had planned Was nothing like it seemed Just deadwood Floating downstream Deadwood Bobbing as it flows Our reckless future Nothing we can know … Continue reading →

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Vacuum

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Helen

You are ego walking You are blood lust talking All the dreams you’re stalking Just an ego walking Bully is your watchword Kindness never occurred Weakness is just absurd Just a bully’s watchword You are pure destruction This is my … Continue reading →

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Devil’s Knot

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Helen

Caught in a devil’s knot Betwixt and here between Something essential that I yet forgot Something I had seen Trapped in the devil’s knot Innocence fled me that night Thus I have found the cursed spot Nothing I saw was … Continue reading →

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Rose Red

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Helen

Rose Red was her name Palest skin Lips of flame When she’d gone You weren’t the same From her blood Forever stained Rose red was her hue Seductress had The best of you Lashes long O’er eyes so blue What … Continue reading →

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Ephemeral

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Helen

Spinning Dervish dancer Seeping into water You’re the springtime’s Secret daughter Ephemeral Twirling Ballerina Quickly spinning flower You’re the sensation Of the hour Ephemeral Dancing Evolution Returning to your level Are you angel now Or devil? Ephemeral (c) Helen Valentina … Continue reading →

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On My Own

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Helen

I live alone I’m on my own A sentinel To all I’ve known You cannot reach And cannot teach I’m flotsam lost Upon a beach A citadel Or none at all My kingdom rises Slowly falls I live alone I’m … Continue reading →

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After the Storm

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Helen

We will count the losses After the storm We will weep for fallen On turbulent seas We will hold those that grieve The ones that mourn And build our future By slow degrees We will pray for morning A coppery … Continue reading →

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Soul Birth

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Helen

Screaming Crying a battle sound emerging from the ether Hurtling down the soul on fire eclipses all desire Essential self emerging from the All In what cauldron was this creature formed? In pitiless need driven and born? A battle cry … Continue reading →

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Flowers of the Moon

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Helen

My child we know the truth too soon These fragile flowers of the moon May only by the night-time bloom Within your sacred, cherished room By day the garish light of sun Will hide their beauty, every one And all … Continue reading →

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