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.

Harbour

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Helen

This fine year See the harbour glow Without fear Ferry ride Cross the water flow Safe inside Bridge above Like an angel wing Hand in glove This fine year See the ferryman As he steers Our way clear (c) Helen … Continue reading →

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The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone – Review

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Helen

  “The Van Apfel Girls Are Gone‘ by Felicity McLean is comparable, as the book jacket says, to ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock‘ but also stands strong in its own right. A highly evocative and masterfully rendered work, it seems art … Continue reading →

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Perfect

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Helen

So perfect our home The white so bright The sterile sense Of everything untouched By day or night Reflecting us When did we turn Into the ghosts That roam these perfect rooms? When did we better treat The fabric of … Continue reading →

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Pegasus

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Helen

Might as well call for Pegasus To fly down from the sky And rescue me From ennui These days go by All the same I need something more A spark, a flame But hour by hour I plod this path … Continue reading →

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Build

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Helen

We will build this city on ideas On stories from our childhood On inspiration’s glorious wings Until our hearts arise And sing This library of wonder For us and us alone Our truest home We will make our home on … Continue reading →

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I Yearn

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Helen

I yearn for something I cannot name I sometimes see it out of the corner of my eye Or dancing in the fire’s flame An ethereal understanding Or a test or ritual that if I pass through I’ll never be … Continue reading →

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Fallen

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Helen

I come for the fallen At the break of day Tears and lamenting I carry away The souls of the finest The brave and the true Lost to their families Lost to you I come for the fallen I wish … Continue reading →

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The Lights

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Helen

The glorious lights Awakened my soul Quenched a thirst I did not even know I had Until the colour Opened my eyes To the testament of the All So small I fell Before beauty immemorial I cannot hope To touch … Continue reading →

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We Burn

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Helen

We seek the tree Axis mundi Centrepiece of all reality We seek On dried land it dwells Parched of life force As souls that fell Dwindle down Into private hells We make our pledges All we can learn From sacrifice … Continue reading →

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Sacrifice

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Helen

Centuries deep This sacrifice sleeps Beneath our hearts Words whispered Heads bowed Unaware We cannot know The pain that was felt The blood that flowed Stories still told Centuries old Where faith starts When we weep On our knees By … Continue reading →

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