Category Archives: Air

Writing primarily expressing the element Air – thoughts, belief, theory, philosophy, satire and science.

Deep Silence

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Helen

This deep silence of morning Starless sky before dawn breaks Blanketed in dark and calm An island to myself I seek a comfort long forgotten In the weave of black and grey Dreams adrift and quickly floating Lover’s kiss a … Continue reading →

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Triumph

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Helen

The soul triumphant alights As eagles to the air The sky splinters across This desolate hemisphere As holy armies clash And raise their righteous spears Till this scarred spirit brings Hope yet to deep despair An angel’s wings must break … Continue reading →

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Safeguard

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Helen

I must safeguard my soul From darkness trickling Cross my pallid skin They say an invitation draws it in Draws it in Must barricade my heart A dream’s a hopeless place Here true despair begins They say that praying merely … Continue reading →

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Serene

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Helen

The serene quietude of night As lazy colours paint A fast retreating sky Above the stars alight One by perfect one To shine upon my way You’re there amongst the falling light Some stars have died and yet we see … Continue reading →

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Pen

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Helen

The pen is weary All the ink run dry Across a parchment scratches Ideas lost in time No new blood is drawn From the pain of life There are only tears And banality Nothing left for me The screen is … Continue reading →

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Razor’s Edge

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Helen

I’m on the razor’s edge Of impossibilities On every road to choose A hungry devil waits Caught in the cold Implacable hands of fate From this trajectory I can’t deviate I’m barely breathing When the road before Is too straight … Continue reading →

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An Education

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Helen

You were an education to me You showed me what I didn’t Want to see How souls corrode and hearts Too quickly bleed And if you’ve once surrendered Never free You were to innocence a teacher cold The truths you … Continue reading →

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Children of a Lesser Pantheon

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Helen

He told me that Children of a lesser pantheon Cannot rise This world has here allotted Every trinket, every prize Ambition was neurosis In his eyes He told me that Your nature more than nurture Determined size It was the … Continue reading →

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Devil’s Knot

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Helen

Caught in a devil’s knot Betwixt and here between Something essential that I yet forgot Something I had seen Trapped in the devil’s knot Innocence fled me that night Thus I have found the cursed spot Nothing I saw was … Continue reading →

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Flowers of the Moon

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Helen

My child we know the truth too soon These fragile flowers of the moon May only by the night-time bloom Within your sacred, cherished room By day the garish light of sun Will hide their beauty, every one And all … Continue reading →

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