Category Archives: Air

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

After Life

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Helen

As we pass from life If there is nothing No consciousness or form Our bodies food for worms Or the crematorium fire Then there is no disappointment Or dismay There is nothing But if the soul Continues on Then who … Continue reading →

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The Beloved

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Helen

The Beloved is Music above melody Wordless lyrics The small light In a darkened room Spilling illumination Defiantly, perpetually Eternally The Beloved is A single bird against A cloudless sky The soft murmur Of wind across raging water The single … Continue reading →

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The BA

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Helen

Sometimes as I peruse My workplace budget Some strange delight Suggests I am a frustrated accountant Other times when navigating Complex and intense Interpersonal conversation A little thrill Suggests a frustrated psychologist instead Sometimes as I ponder The abstract and … Continue reading →

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Self Delusion – Sonnet

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Helen

Within my mind I know that tricks may lie To catch me unaware with my belief To be more self-aware I always try To know when I’d cause happiness or grief And yet when I feel fear I often find … Continue reading →

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Memory

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Helen

Crystalline light refracts before tired eyes Do I know this place? So strange to not trust familiarity It may be illusory cosmetic, or real All the same now I do not know Words used to flow like rivers from my … Continue reading →

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Hubris

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Helen

Hubris Is a seductive friend Cleaves to you To the bitter end Flees from you When you most depend Battles lost Nought left to defend Hubris Always blinds the eye Over confident So you hardly try Believing that You will … Continue reading →

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One

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Helen

One essential quality For happiness One entire definition Of the soul One targeted pursuit For victory One necessary element To be whole One moment to realise Your destiny One world to call Each to rise One linking of hands Across … Continue reading →

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Symbolic

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Helen

Symbolic power Corroding the soul Inching its dreadful way in Debauching a butterfly Excoriating rainbows Washing childhood dreams In ritual and sin Power corrupting Mystery schooling Making the hidden Just occult debris Where now to aspire For liberation’s knowledge Where … Continue reading →

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Chasing the Dragon

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Helen

Opium? You chase the dragon Into sleep Seek his wings Flaring with fire That he breathes Chemical? No! Try spiritual! Make you yearn Once to fly With real dragon wings Into morn. (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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Soul Needs – Haiku

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Helen

Adversity calls spirit; these hero soldiers face uncertain dawn Hunger crawls within the heart; hunter primes his bow, innocent prey falls Blessed are those that forgive; stone heart turns away a graveyard angel Faith trembles before the altar; a moment … Continue reading →

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