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.

Beyond Borders

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Helen

It’s unconscious these barriers We erect here between us Like something chosen then forgotten So we can’t see the lines we drew So it seems within us essentially As just the place we split apart And the hidden road to harmony … Continue reading →

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Songs of Love

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Helen

Songs of love Sweet symphony Softly surrender Ceaselessly Songs of joy Sweetest refrain Let us remember Let love remain Songs of love Sweet melody Softly seductive Come now to me © Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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Rare Breeds

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Helen

Rare breeds of human Still survive Their DNA intact Their souls still individual Robotic energy Has thus far eluded them They live and breathe Within ancient history’s span They cling to beliefs Deny singularity Religions still holds them Conceptually Rare … Continue reading →

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Bird of Prey

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Helen

You are A bird of prey You fly above me Watching carefully You take your time For your inventory And then you swoop You’ll be the death of me You are A vulture circling You’ve tasted death Upon the summer … Continue reading →

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Faith Heals

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Helen

They say that faith heals They say that prayers are heard They say that the dove Is God’s sweet, peaceful bird They say adversity Refines the soul of all They say we rise When we can see the fall So … Continue reading →

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Growing Pains

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Helen

A little girl born in the world of man A lesser being Made to understand Less touch and then a lesser turning head to see her pictures drawn to hear the words she said Within a family exists the world … Continue reading →

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Byzantium

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Helen

May as well have been In Byzantium All history’s glory Lost in tedium Of the lost but free Let me be the one To have finished what I have just begun All hyperbole And such drama here Might just be … Continue reading →

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Uneasy Listening

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Helen

Outside the rooms Time moves slower Sunlight has a volume Trickling as gold Through dirty curtains The clock beat is ominous Uneasy listening And if you were to lean Up against the wall to hear You wouldn’t hear What you … Continue reading →

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Psycopath – for Prompt 32 – Bridge

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Helen

They say there is such a short distance within the cerebral cortex to the amygdala Tenuous bridge of thought that shimmers with indeterminate, uncontrolled reptilian response These furrowed roads within are fortune’s fool and character as destiny trembles on this molten … Continue reading →

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Final Cut

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Helen

The final cut The final day Was slicing through everything Fear, hope, dismay Was a backwards glance Walking away The final cut The final day The final cut Without remorse Was denying everything What was worse Was a flippant comment … Continue reading →

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