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.

Elliptical

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Helen

Your words are so elliptical Convex thoughts conspire With parallels of earth and fire Your methods are quite comical Flair of wit and wild design Conveys the web weave of your mind The result is so fantastical Do mythic beasts … Continue reading →

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First

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Helen

I wish you were my first love I wish no others came before My hand and yours fit like a glove And so to all the gods implore Re-write my ancient history And make my heart unbroken be For I … Continue reading →

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Contrary

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Helen

I am a creature Out of time and style When blizzards rage I wear a smile In victory’s glare A frown I wear When joy is here I shed a tear I do not think I come from here I … Continue reading →

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Book Group

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Helen

Each Tuesday in deep winter we met to read a book Each week we nominated the next to take a look And all our knowledge of our friends came from what they chose It told us of their secrets, at … Continue reading →

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Warmth

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Helen

Too much warmth Is stifling It suffocates It draws you in Too little warmth Will cause a chill It turns you blue It makes you ill So what to make Of failing flame Just a mistake So who’s to blame? … Continue reading →

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I Am Lost

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Helen

I am lost within this maze This labyrinth I am frightened of the shadows And the Minotaur within I move forward Or so it seems Till I’m backward Lost in dreams Just lost I am lost within this house This … Continue reading →

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Before You

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Helen

Before you I was innocent I believed a smile Was just a smile A glance Was just a glance Before you I was half content I believed that love Would come to me My chance Would come, my chance Before … Continue reading →

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If You Stop Breathing

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Helen

If you stop breathing I’ll follow he said Down through the whirlwind, wherever I’m led Six feet so deep in earth and in stone Holding your hand so you’re never alone If you stop breathing I’ll hold you he cried … Continue reading →

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Out of Sight

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Helen

He was always just out of sight Leaving his debris behind He was one with shadow and night Always so cruel, never kind He was always just out of reach Pimpernel-like he would fly Blink and you’d miss what he’d … Continue reading →

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Eternal

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Helen

You are eternal As the sea Lifeblood coursing Throughout me And when I fall away And die In your sweet arms Eternal lie You are eternal Chaos born All of your sigils I have worn And see my oath Is … Continue reading →

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