Category Archives: Air

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

Passing By

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Helen

I was not what you expected Not what the wrapping would imply I was more unguarded moments Than a player ought to try To a lover, sweet perplexity Escaping on a sigh I was not what you expected I was … Continue reading →

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Well Hello

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Helen

Well hello Mr Alienation So strange to see you At my door I admit to Some fascination To understand what You’ve come here for Come inside Mr Denial Have you broken All your vows? Is this just A strange reprisal … Continue reading →

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If

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Helen

If I could heal This rift, this damage I would do so I am no healer Nor prophet I Nor guide to light the path I’m just a smile That led the innocent To their dark side I’m just the … Continue reading →

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Night Sweat

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Helen

Unseasonably warm The evening prickles With dull heat Faint sweat upon skin Recalls longer nights Tossed and turned sheets Seeking the cool of solitude Not the warmth of skin to skin It is so very still Within the web of … Continue reading →

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Dazed and Confused

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Helen

There were moments of pure clarity When the light shone so bright I could almost see reality There were harbingers that night Of a darker type of fealty When the strangeness seemed so right And what it was seemed real … Continue reading →

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Palindrome 1 and 2

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Helen

Hi, just a couple of attempts at a poetic form (palindrome) I recently learnt about and which I found intriguing and challenging…not sure I have mastered it in either of the poems below (whether they are technically long enough or follow all … Continue reading →

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Death

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Helen

Death is An empty train station Past midnight Watching the flickering Pulse of the lamplight Weave us a ghost Death is A ruined church Moonlight streaming in Misshapen walls The crucifix broken All hope lost Death is Alleyways at night … Continue reading →

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Office

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Helen

Petty villainy In the day-to-day affairs Of an office life Bullies rise to power On the shoulders of their prey Before they strike down All purpose is lost What the company provides Is secondary We reward the ones We should … Continue reading →

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Oracles

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Helen

Oracular vision May not be of the future But merely seeing The present at long distance As the eagle view sees Distant objects approaching Before one sees the other Perhaps the oracle sees The distillation of Probabilities, telepathically From each … Continue reading →

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Born to You

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Helen

In this dreamworld I am born to you In this illusion Feel me warm to you I’m a prisoner Of this flickering view I dance this dance That wears a darker hue And yet I dream To find the smallest … Continue reading →

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