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.

Falling

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Helen

God help me as I fall, fall down deeper down Are you there in the ether with a soothing hand? Are the shadows merely chimeras I do not understand But yet I do And yet I do And I’m just … Continue reading →

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Debt

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Helen

I owed a debt to my dear friend For faithful loyalty to the end I say this once, once more again I owe a debt to my dear friend My friend in turn will owe to me Accord that’s drawn … Continue reading →

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Silk

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Helen

The caress was like silk Soft whispers along the arm Barely a touch A ghost’s kiss Ephemeral delight Moments later The imprint still shivered But like an afterthought Or waking from a dream And in that second Desperate memory queried … Continue reading →

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How Do You Solve a Problem Like a Genre?

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Helen

    How do you solve a problem like a genre How catch a novel’s essence, state it true? How do you find the words to tag the genre A comedy, a dark romance, what’s new? Many a thing you’d … Continue reading →

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Blackest Rose

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Helen

This forsaken shore This brittle morn Where lives were lost And vows forsworn We count the cost Before the dawn Before the dawn Such flags were raised Such plans begun A birth betrayed Forgotten son And all our oaths Are … Continue reading →

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Gravity

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Helen

A sweet reverie Lays its music over me Guides me to infinity To infinity A sublime song Which my heart may sing along Helps the weary, heals the strong Heals the strong Such beauteous prose Adorns the listener as fine … Continue reading →

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For Ionia, Part 2 – In honour of her victory over cancer

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Helen

Under parched earth the seed of health and hope slumbered, waiting the moment to arise The sky above so bleak seemed bent on sadness yet held within its sweet surprise That rain will fall eventually and open joyful eyes The … Continue reading →

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Silence

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Helen

A silence fills this house The clock grows still And on the window sill This fractured night No songbird will alight Not even breath will stir Mouths are silent Yet deeply violent Messages they convey Before the break of day … Continue reading →

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Thrice

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Helen

Pity me, he said Look and see I’ve bled My forsaken youth Is my final proof I am innocent Of all dark intent Pity me, he said Look, see how I’ve bled Forgive me he cried Though I’ve thrice denied … Continue reading →

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I have smote thine enemy

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Helen

Originally posted on readful things blog:
   For four long years the woman battled the demon. The demon known only as “C” violated her body, dimmed her future and messed with her mind. She fought this demon with the strength…

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