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.

Voyage Within

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Helen

There is warmth beyond words There is a depth without measure There is a heart that just beats With a golden light treasure And such truth needs no evidence And such love stands apart It’s more grace here than providence … Continue reading →

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Sadness

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Helen

I am a sadness without name Tears are unshed from blue grey eyes I am a candle without a flame Dull recognition without surprise Disconsolate dreaming without an aim Where is the sky for this bird to arise? Where is … Continue reading →

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Dancing

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Helen

We were all dancing, lost in the wind Where one would stop, another begin All of this laughter, none of it sin We were just dancing, lost in the wind Follow the piper into the wood Some music tempting, some … Continue reading →

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I Am No Hero

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Helen

I calculate my days In increments of risk and gain I make my power plays For reasons that I won’t explain And as the danger comes My reptile brain, alert, awake Is beating on the drums And counting prisoners to … Continue reading →

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Three Days

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Helen

Three days deep Rolling in my sleep Closing eyes that weep Secrets that I keep Three days deep Three days long Moving with the throng Praying to belong Offering my song Three days long Three days dark Like children in … Continue reading →

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Silence

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Helen

I need silence now In silence I can breathe In silence my inner eye blinks And awakes I need solitude Wrapped within my brittle skin I can dream And then begin In solitude I crave gentleness A softest touch, a … Continue reading →

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Battle

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Helen

‘Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you’ Friedrich Nietzsche Unaccustomed to your eyes I returned the gaze I found myself in apparent delight, a simple … Continue reading →

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Waiting

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Helen

Wait for me one more night Seek me out now in my flight I am burning, burning bright Wait for me one more night Seek for me one more day Find me waiting anyway Listen to these words I say … Continue reading →

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One Stage

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Helen

There once was a poet that yearned To speak of the fires that burned Within an old heart But where would she start To tell of the lessons she’s learned? The wisdom of life and of age Could tell such … Continue reading →

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Over-Heated

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Helen

You are overheated Your grasp is too reaching and your grip too weak You are fevered like a summer day With only sweat to cool you down No breeze will break the tempest Written on your brow Your heart is … Continue reading →

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