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.

Strange Appeal

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Helen

I have seen the child in the man And the man in the child The wild in civilisation And the civil in the wild The falsehood in sincerity The whiplash in the smile I’ve seen hunger in satiation And fulfilment … Continue reading →

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Tarnished -for Prompt 23 – Anais Nin Quotes

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Helen

“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings.” Anais … Continue reading →

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Still

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Helen

Still photography terrifies Pinned like a butterfly To the wall A moment in time Captured forever No hope of revision Excision To this perpetual vision It was but a moment Fleeting expression Trace of a smile Just gone And the … Continue reading →

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Chef

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Helen

The chef pauses for a moment Before stirring his creation Weighs the virtues and the limits Of the spices here arrayed This is artistry of the moment Flavours mixed like a devotion And there’s more than just mere chemistry In … Continue reading →

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I Cared

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Helen

I shunned you once You came to stay I cared for you You went away I turned my back You called my name I called you back You never came You are perverse You turn the screw The opposite Is … Continue reading →

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Friendship

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Helen

Friendship eternal Growth through years and tears Hands that clasp We never ask For explanations Of hopes and fears Friendship strong The bonds that will not break To give a gift Returned in full Forgive all slights And lost mistakes … Continue reading →

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Heart Shaped

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Helen

She wore a heart-shaped ring On her middle finger In dusty coffee shops She would dream and linger She was just a song Sung by another singer Wearing her heart-shaped ring On her middle finger She had a heart-shaped sign … Continue reading →

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Whenever I Love

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Helen

He said that the walnuts Looked like a brain Defiant, built sand castles Out in the rain Divined all the mysteries I couldn’t explain But unlike that last winter He won’t come again He seemed like a man But was … Continue reading →

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Slither

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Helen

You are susseration Serpent slithering Softly, silently You ask supplication Service and servitude Suiting your sin Such solace in solitude Somehow so sinister Soothsayer’s song You are susseration Serpent that slithers Silent assassin Seeking serenity © Helen Valentina 2013, All … Continue reading →

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Jubilee

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Helen

We all arrived for the Jubilee Where entertainment was for free The day so celebratory The wonderful, wonderful Jubilee We came to hear the crooners sing After the wedding see the ring We loved most all and everything Whatever the … Continue reading →

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