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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.

You Were My Food – For Prompt 19 – Food

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Helen

You were my food, my simple nourishment I fed on your life-force, your words and deeds A glance from you was ambrosia pure A word from your lips like blood-red cherries falling at my feet I drank you in like … Continue reading →

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A Thousand Times – for Prompt 8 – The Boy In The Red Vest

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Helen

      I have written this a thousand times Tried cursive calligraphy Complicated rhymes Called you cruel and irrational Then beauteous, sublime I’ve written this A thousand times I have given you a thousand names I’ve accepted all the … Continue reading →

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Never

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Helen

Now never a path back This road is broken Beaten down This is just sterile Conquered ground Now never a path back We’ll never speak of this As strangers pass Across these streets Where only loss And terror meets We’ll … Continue reading →

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Split Soul Angel

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Helen

How is it that your words Your music and your poetry Draw from such a source Of deep, beauteous profundity Ethereal, otherworldly soul That captures the listener Entirely, whole And yet your actions in this world Are dark and lost … Continue reading →

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Rome Construction Crew Update – Are You Curious?

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Helen

I’m juggling a couple of projects now, and it may very well mean I am completely barking mad. The work on a YouTube type promo video for The Seed is continuing apace and will eventually be distributed in an email promotional campaign, … Continue reading →

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2 Fantasy Novels for 2 Dollars!!!!

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Helen

Originally posted on Legends of Windemere:
Cover art by Jason Pedersen Cover Art by Jason Pedersen Both of these high fantasy novels are available on Amazon for .99 cents!!! . . . . . . Excerpts from Legends of Windemere:…

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Sale starts now!

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Helen

Originally posted on When I Became an Author:
A Girl Named Cord is now on sale!!! Buy here: http://www.amazon.com/A-Girl-Named-Cord-ebook/dp/B00E91QL7W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1375371493&sr=8-2&keywords=a+girl+named+cord The sale only lasts until Labor Day (9-2-2013) so get your copy for 99 cents while you can!!! “A heartwarming story…

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Recognised Too Late

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Helen

They said they knew you They said they knew They understood you Saw right through They knew your patterns What you’d do They said they knew you They said they knew You made the liars Made them lie Just would … Continue reading →

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Murder

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Helen

Precision Ice cold hairline crack Splits apart Delicate Surgeon symphony Conducts pain Raw revolt Skin and sinew scram Bloodied cry Mute question Unanswered, too late Tell me why….. (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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Are you a Raven?

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Helen

Spreadeagled on the altar I wait ‘Are you a Raven?’ she asked I do not know, I do not know And does it matter? ‘It might’ she replied A Psychopomp Weaving its way to the underneath Coiled within waiting for … Continue reading →

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