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.

Hope Dies for Prompt 39 Unwanted Truth

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Helen

My truth is the one where hope dies It shivers on the barricades It is verdant in the Everglades But when the jury must be swayed Just silence and a nothingness replies My truth is the one deep known The … Continue reading →

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Captured Moments

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Helen

Sweet photographs Yellowing with time Remind me of you And such days sublime Captured moments of Our lives and love The way we seemed to fit Just like hand in glove Such sweet treasures these Perfect memories Herein portraits bound … Continue reading →

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Next In Line

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Helen

I’m here Your next in line I’m alone But I’m feeling fine I can wait For the longest time The longest time Don’t forget That I’m next in line Patience is A virtue so divine And you’re worth All my … Continue reading →

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Cultural Reboot

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Helen

Going back to the beginning Unravelling the weave Re-dressing our biases All that we believe Tabula rasa Fashion is so tired Every move a cliché Reboot is required Just to get through the day Going back to our roots now … Continue reading →

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Winter Rose – for Prompt 38 Tender Love

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Helen

These hands I will now clasp to yours My cheek soft upon your cheek I’ll stare the very tempest down And gather all you seek So in this precious moment Your sadness is complete I’ll take from you each drop … Continue reading →

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Mood Indigo

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Helen

Navy black depression Too many coffees consumed This desperate day Awaking desolate Without rhyme or reason In doubt and dismay Mood indigo Crosses your brittle thoughts Like a lost memory All of these colours Just fading away Just the light … Continue reading →

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Synchronicity and the Strangeness of Creativity

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Helen

Hi So I’ve finished the first draft of my ghost story novel. But I don’t want to talk about that so much as something odd that has happened in the last few of days of writing it. To put this … Continue reading →

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Blog/Life Balance

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Helen

Hi So my new novel, the ghost story, is proceeding well. I’m about two-thirds or more through and should have it complete, all things being equal, by the time I return to work mid next week. I’ve also done some research … Continue reading →

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A God’s Life

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Helen

Immemorial, immaterial Immortal This terrible existence Without end Competing energy electric Sing your symphonies In incorporeal space And of any earlier mercy Not a trace Revered in legend, longing Lamentations A god’s life spans Everything Personality of vibrancy Peculiar vernacular … Continue reading →

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Press ‘Start’

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Helen

I was reluctant to begin To press start entailed Commitment and belief It required An act of faith My doubting heart eschewed It needed Bravery I fear I lacked I was hesitant to call To press the buttons necessary A … Continue reading →

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