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.

Tranquility

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Helen

Perfect tranquillity Speaking to me Calling to the shore A mournful moon Lovers fled too soon But all is quiet All is peace For one sacred night Total serenity Calling to me I will doubt no more Nature’s simple boon … Continue reading →

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Belief

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Helen

For one moment of belief I have bled Forgetting all the oaths of foolish youth I fall here Before the crown of thorns Till something new is born Make of me a thief Full of dread Clinging to this mountain-face … Continue reading →

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True Diversity

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Helen

So let’s embrace true diversity He said Xenophobia should not extend Beyond the stars And species are more varied Than our little world suggests When reaching to the universe We won’t find our own face Reflected back serene But something … Continue reading →

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Purple World

Posted on October 31, 2018 by Helen

Butterflies flying so free In their purple world A brief moment of life Too beautiful to last All that we may see Of their purple world Is the flapping wings That fade too fast A caterpillar may dream Of this … Continue reading →

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Regal

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Helen

She was regal A queen to all Blood running in her veins From centuries Was royal purple She was bitter At the fall The colour of her flag In battles held Was royal purple Still she was brave At the … Continue reading →

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Cherry Blossom Moon

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Helen

It has come too soon This cherry blossom moon Night-time air too sweet Falling at your feet A lover’s kiss too quick To touch your cheek Night-time revelry Dancing, you and me Jazz and white, white wine All our hopes … Continue reading →

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Review: A Superior Spectre by Angela Meyer

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Helen

Wow…… You know that feeling when you’ve read a book that’s so rich, so good, that you just know everything you are going to read for a while now is going to feel like fast food after fine cuisine? That’s … Continue reading →

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Rising

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Helen

I am rising, floating above it all Perfect symmetry I hear angels singing Saying I won’t fall Won’t fall I am flying, freer than a bird Arcing ‘cross the sky Whispering a secret Only I have heard Have heard I … Continue reading →

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Late Afternoon

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Helen

Late afternoon along the pier I found a wondrous silence here And everything became so clear This perfect moment In this perfect year Such luminous clarity was mine I felt the touch of the divine And in my hands a … Continue reading →

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Accustomed to This Farce

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Helen

With apologies to My Fair Lady… I’ve grown accustomed to this farce It almost makes the day begin I’ve grown accustomed to the lies From fake beguiling eyes The smears, the snark, the bite, the bark Are second nature to … Continue reading →

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