Category Archives: Air

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

Seance

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Helen

Spectral murmurings Darkened room Illumined by only candlelight Gathered here The disconsolate and lost Seeking memories In light and dust Sonorous voice Omnipotent in a singular Moment Crossing the veil Psychopomp in black lace Withered, snake skin hands Connect Across … Continue reading →

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Perfect Possession

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Helen

I have always been A case of perfect possession And yet it seems that I belie The belief this is always bad The elemental that Reads and breathes through me Demands new words and poetry, and yet It isn’t always … Continue reading →

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Time’s Drive

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Helen

Driving need to fill Up time; hours pass Quickly when unrelenting Wishes command All thought of rest Departs; a distant friend Half remembered Lazing on a beach Unaware of the sun’s Dreadful dominion Soaking up rays Forgetting minutes, hours, days … Continue reading →

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Feather

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Helen

Abraxas and Maat Playing chess Determining the balance Of light and dark Life and death Growth and entropy Redemption has not strayed To this hall for eons now Supplicants to lesser gods Are shunned We witness here The threshold of … Continue reading →

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Echo

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Helen

I can hear you Reverberate Separate from me Thoughts we share Flying Spectacularly free Repeating the message Are you me? Are you me? Twin notes Repeating now Across the sky Echo is vital Wondering why Repeating the message You am … Continue reading →

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Dragonfly

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Helen

Dragonfly soul; enwrap me till I am lost Flying high above me; streaks of light abound Touch my hand Bid me enter here to your hearth Dragonfly wings; shelter me now from the storm (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights … Continue reading →

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Wings of Angels

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Helen

On wings of angels Seraphim carry me Above the darkness Up from the deepest sea Angelic songs awake Souls now to hear the call Let me feel everything Let me embrace them all Bowed at the feet of The Mother … Continue reading →

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One Word

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Helen

One word Spoken in the hush As evening falls One kiss Light on a cheek In shadows One promise Broken before It is made One heart Split at the core Bereft One word Too quiet to hear All is lost … Continue reading →

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Tiger

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Helen

A tiger sleeps In a forest in my mind Above his gentle head Birds fly to nests to rest All is dark The trees a canopy To catch the falling stars The tiger’s dreams Are deep and foreign And seep … Continue reading →

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Time

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Helen

This year Dreams long held silent And asleep Awaken This year This month Hidden truths are drawn To life’s brittle Surface This month This day The reconciliation of opposites Shines new light On paths once Impossible This day This hour … Continue reading →

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