Category Archives: Air

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

Greater

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Helen

There are greater fears Than that Death’s dominion is A shroud at best The closing lid of the coffin Just a doorway beyond There are deeper darknesses within Than this The blood that beats Its circulatory path may spill Like … Continue reading →

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Lost Weekend

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Helen

Blink and it’s Monday Lost weekend A cavity of darkness Inhabits my mind Am I blind? What of the past two days? Where are they hid? Light flashing before my eyes Friday night dreams Can’t resolve now at all The … Continue reading →

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Secret – For Prompt 9 – Free Share

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Helen

Can I whisper you a secret Do you promise not to tell? Does it matter if it’s painful Would the truth do just as well? I’ve a face that hides my spirit There’s another lurking there And sometimes I see … Continue reading →

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Faceless One

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Helen

I dreamt Of the Faceless one Hidden eyes blazing Like collapsing sun Silent voice screaming Coming undone I heard the sound Of the Voiceless one Lyrical catcalls Dirges unsung Lost words accusing Everyone I felt the touch Of the Formless … Continue reading →

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One Eye Watching

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Helen

One eye watching Camera lens One heart bleeding Absent friends One word spoken Just a lie One heart broken Wish to die One voice singing In the dark One wing shattered Silenced lark One eye blinking Ancient crime See them … Continue reading →

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Questions

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Helen

What makes you feel, my dear What makes you fear? What makes it real, my friend Where does this end? If we begin, my foe Where will we go? And should we sin, my heart Whence then depart? Why now … Continue reading →

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Pictures of You

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Helen

These pictures of you Are tattered by time I hide from their view Then surrender sublime I’ll say I forsake them I’ll say I forget But these pictures of you Are haunting me yet I’ve lived through three lifetimes Or … Continue reading →

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New School

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Helen

New school Just like the old school There’s nothing like An old fool This is not celebration This is condemnation Living by the rules New thought Just like the old thought Curricula Just as we always taught This is not … Continue reading →

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Reckoning

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Helen

Is there a true reckoning beyond the veil, a life re-lived in timelessness and understood objectively as a thing apart? Can the soul look upon its own deeds, weighed against conscious and unconscious intent; see for once the dissonance between … Continue reading →

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Emerging

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Helen

Emerging Strange quality here Phoenix like Submerging Deeper seas will speak Mystery Arising Serpent fire at night Wings expand Surprising We return to home Through a dream (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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