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.

Key

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Helen

My master gave to me a key Said ‘with this charm I set you free But first you must discover the lock That fits this key, and ere the clock Chimes into morning, or you’ll find All hope of freedom … Continue reading →

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Crack for Prompt 66 The Music of Leonard Cohen

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Helen

“There is a crack, a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in” – Leonard Cohen, Anthem Little mother barren breast Weep Madonna suffering’s best In your grief your soul is blessed Your soul is blessed Hopeful dreamer furrowed … Continue reading →

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I Am Alien

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Helen

I am alien My world is lost I dream of velvet skies And waterless oceans Far away I am alien Your words are cruel There is no welcoming In your sweet smile You turn away I am alien A thing … Continue reading →

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Sacred Heart

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Helen

My heart is made of flowers pressed The Gardener knows my feelings best Such wonders in each row displayed The truest vows I ever made Each sacred petal is applied To welcome love and vanquish pride In passion’s purity a … Continue reading →

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Pure

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Helen

Half starved lying supine gazing at the iridescent sky May I partake of nature’s cure? Give me succour Make it pure make it pure You said we were just fiddlesticks left out in mid winter rain Each part of a … Continue reading →

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Good Advice for Prompt 65, Advice

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Helen

I told you once I’ll tell you twice I’ll never give you Good advice I’ll just project Myself herein In your despair My dreams begin And if from gods Are favours blessed I’ll give you scraps And take the rest … Continue reading →

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Dwell

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Helen

We dwell beneath Where shattered sunlight falls An hour a day Like godliness spilling Across barren floor We dwell within Our shadows but ourselves A murky cloak Indistinguishable from Our bodily form The hours of the sun We worship deep … Continue reading →

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Long Gone

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Helen

Across the canal we ran I loved you then So young and so pure I true believed We would perfect endure My heart burst open Walking hand in hand Certain you were mine And that this beauty Would not fall … Continue reading →

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Memory

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Helen

I have a childhood memory Umbrella stolen by the breeze And yet I cannot true recall If such a day occurred at all I lived a life of fantasy A child’s view of reality And at this memory’s very core … Continue reading →

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This Time for Prompt 64 Ya’aburnee

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Helen

This time night falls just as a shroud and all the stars here gathered hide behind a cloud burning endlessly You bury me this time This time you hear my brittle voice The illness has its way We have such … Continue reading →

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