Category Archives: Air

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

The Night Sky

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Helen

He said there’s much more than meets the eye In the folds and wonders of the cold night sky And how the ancients looked above to wonder and scrye The ancient texts clearly mapped the stars And planets from Pluto, … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged ancient, astrology, freedom, sadness, stars, wisdom | Leave a comment

I Hear Your Voice

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Helen

I hear your voice My special friend From beyond the world of men Your silky black wings And piercing eyes And how your soul sings When together we fly As we will do By and by I love your soul … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged crow, flight, raven, spirit animal, Spiritual, totem | 4 Comments

Grandeur

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Helen

How can I pray in such grandeur? I am but a fallen soul A beggar on my knees Upon such marble I might freeze And above the intricate canopy Mocks and chides me I do not belong A simple chapel … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged chapel, church, forgiveness, God, rich, sinner, society, trespass | 4 Comments

Birth

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Helen

Wearing the face you held Before you were born You come into this world Fully formed The woman in the child Awaiting the time To flower Like a new star in the cosmos Flaming bright You are too precious to … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Fire, Poetry | Tagged angel, birth, child, cosmos, womb | 4 Comments

Pegasus

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Helen

Might as well call for Pegasus To fly down from the sky And rescue me From ennui These days go by All the same I need something more A spark, a flame But hour by hour I plod this path … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged Dreams, Folklore, hope, Life, myths, Pegasus | 2 Comments

Build

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Helen

We will build this city on ideas On stories from our childhood On inspiration’s glorious wings Until our hearts arise And sing This library of wonder For us and us alone Our truest home We will make our home on … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged belief, books, hope, imagination, library, reading, stories, wonders, writers | 2 Comments

I Yearn

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Helen

I yearn for something I cannot name I sometimes see it out of the corner of my eye Or dancing in the fire’s flame An ethereal understanding Or a test or ritual that if I pass through I’ll never be … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged alien, freedom, hope, identity, loneliness, yearning | 3 Comments

Fallen

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Helen

I come for the fallen At the break of day Tears and lamenting I carry away The souls of the finest The brave and the true Lost to their families Lost to you I come for the fallen I wish … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged death, Fallen, loss, sadness, war, War service | 3 Comments

The Lights

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Helen

The glorious lights Awakened my soul Quenched a thirst I did not even know I had Until the colour Opened my eyes To the testament of the All So small I fell Before beauty immemorial I cannot hope To touch … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged all, Aurora Borealis, Beauty, lghts, northern lights, soul, Spiritual, wonder | 2 Comments

We Burn

Posted on April 24, 2019 by Helen

We seek the tree Axis mundi Centrepiece of all reality We seek On dried land it dwells Parched of life force As souls that fell Dwindle down Into private hells We make our pledges All we can learn From sacrifice … Continue reading →