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.

Held

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Helen

Oh little ones I held you In my hands Gave life-force to your dreams To all your plans Within this darkened plain This universe I gifted you your freedom As a curse Oh little ones once sheltered In my heart … Continue reading →

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The Wildness and the Blade, for Prompt 78 Persephone

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Helen

These childhood games we played The wildness and the blade We’d never shed one tear Our blood ran thick as fear This bride to death in black Calls to retreating backs Cross tempest wretched sky Her ululating cry Each bone is broken, … Continue reading →

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Scarlet

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Helen

She stood alone In scarlet Defiant against The palest moon Her dress was satin Pure scarlet Broken promises made Too soon Her life force shining As scarlet On barren plains Seeking life She stood alone In scarlet And to no … Continue reading →

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Touch

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Helen

Reaching out Whispering wind The briefest moment Of touch Worlds are made And broken pieces Fall like starlight Star-dust Piercing morning Astral force Feel us tremble For touch Promises are made Scattered children Dance in the sunlight And trust (c) … Continue reading →

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Moon Before the Sun for Prompt 77 Quotes by Oscar Wilde

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Helen

  “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” Oscar Wilde I am drunk on you tonight Our reverie has strewn Faux crystals at our feet They glitter and they sparkle Up and … Continue reading →

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World Outside

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Helen

There is a whole world waiting outside I don’t care There are lush fields brimming with green Growing there Within my home everything’s dark All is despair There is a whole world living outside I’m not there Watch how the … Continue reading →

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Angel

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Helen

Fluttering wings Against my cold cheek Foolish things Just a dream What does heaven seek Far downstream? Angels sigh But they never speak Only cry Be their host Once before you die Love the most (c) Helen Valentina 2014, All … Continue reading →

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Falcon

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Helen

I called you falcon You returned Like a guardian to my arm Penetrating Was your gaze As you kept my world from harm If for brief moments You’d escape me Wing away, that was your charm I called you falcon … Continue reading →

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Scandal

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Helen

Years ago now it was said she played a dangerous, exciting game and of her many suitors only one could take the blame, he lay bleeding in the scandal’s wake and never was the same It caused an internet sensation … Continue reading →

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Tunnel

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Helen

Light and depth perception Distort Whirring air like a dragon breathing Around us all the dark is seething Train tracks cracking All are bleeding Tunnel sport It’s just human interaction Cascades Knives are slashing in the depths Make no sound, … Continue reading →

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