Category Archives: Air

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

When I Am Gone

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Helen

When I am gone I will haunt you Whisper across your windowsill Glide across your floor I will be the slight chill Which bids you draw your coat Around your shoulders And a breath Against your cheek Before you sleep … Continue reading →

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Matrix Musing

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Helen

I’d like a hacker To break through The circuitry Of your mind The connections And coding Of your heart I’d like the hacker To tell me What is really Within Is there anything Except 0001100111 In endless And meaningless streams? … Continue reading →

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Patterns

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Helen

I should be surprised What you did was surprising Or it would be For anyone else Instead I’m resigned To the odd but habitual Way you interact With the world No-one would believe This story anyway If I told it … Continue reading →

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Closed Door

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Helen

A closed door Tiny fear Blooms now in the pit Of my stomach Running through my blood A chill Of the unknown Just a door But what lies behind it? Muffled sounds Did I hear a cry? Be still my … Continue reading →

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Lost Ghost

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Helen

Wraithlike Half floating Half gliding Down spectral halls The outline of A memory Ever so faintly Ever so gently calls Sorrowful Dark mourning Hands wringing Suffused with strange light A childless mother Husbandless bride Supplicant here Weeps in sacrificial white … Continue reading →

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Dissociation

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Helen

Spinning circles Crowd my mind In this maze As paths unwind Coloured masks To hide the faces Strange identities Leave no traces Shattered dreams Nightmare view Can’t see where We’re going to Rough cut image Barely seen Can’t remember Where … Continue reading →

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Sufi

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Helen

This whirling dervish Mystical dance A supplicant in Graceful frenzy In ecstatic communion With the Beloved Fiery sparks Ignite the soul In a glory of Oneness Through every twirling round. (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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Dark Nights

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Helen

Dark Knights begin their marching In a bleak parade A modern-day Hamlet By obsession is betrayed His every fevered thought Through the media relayed By the lake they watch and wait For the Dark Knights passing by And could this … Continue reading →

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The House

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Helen

A lonely house Upon a hill Hid every secret Every ill Knock on the door Or ring the bell The path to heaven Leads to hell And all the mortals Who dwell within Lost their innocence Soaked in sin (c) … Continue reading →

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Evil

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Helen

I have only encountered wickedness True evil Once Looking into a mauling, twisting face Multi-layered personalities Clashing Even the sheer physicality Stifled the incongruent Ravaged visage In any moment tears may have fallen From wild and manic Glittering eyes Projecting … Continue reading →

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