Category Archives: Air

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

Who?

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Helen

Momentary thought Reflection in the mirror A stranger, not me In the world of dreams Do we wear our own faces Or other strange masks? Expressions I show Calibrate hidden feelings I will not betray Can we even know The … Continue reading →

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Telepaths

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Helen

Gestalt mind Possibility Of the hive Patterned thought Take the next great leap Future bound Telepath All the circuitry So alive Three as one Here new trinity Can be found. (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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Tree of Knowledge

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Helen

The serpent speaks Of knowledge Twined around this Tree Temptation here To simply know The heart of mystery And is this wisdom Given here To somehow set us free? Once innocence is lost Tis gone forever You cannot wish away … Continue reading →

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Confusion or Curiosity

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Helen

Feeling confused Conflicted This maze Is a labyrinth Hiding a minotaur Would Ariadne’s thread Lead me through? So unsure Of where I should land Loyalties are complex No truth is clear I don’t even know If I represent light Or … Continue reading →

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Discord and Detachment

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Helen

A strange pirouette A moment of discordance The dancer breaks ranks This crawling instinct Disturbs not the zen master’s Meditation zone On the brink of sleep Sharp noise from another room Wakes to alertness Concentrate deeply Even the song of … Continue reading →

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Gabriel

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Helen

Herald of the archangel The gift of prophecy What dread words Expel on your breath In these terrible times? Word of a birth Or of hope Or even the word of a god Should he still speak to us Lost … Continue reading →

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Slumber

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Helen

As I lay me down to sleep Embracing secrets I would keep From night’s high fortress would I leap Should this fall prove not so steep I wish to dream, I wish to fly With dragon wings invade the sky … Continue reading →

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Here Is Mystery

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Helen

Here is mystery The moment when reason retreats before belief The point of elation twisting into strange grief See a penitent soul falling like a thief naked and vulnerable to their knees before some ineffable light Here the Adept and … Continue reading →

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Self-Delusion Vs Self-Knowledge

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Helen

We only examine Truth we don’t like We readily accept The lies that we do We look for veracity In our depth of response We think if we feel it Then somehow it’s true If we find ourselves anxious We … Continue reading →

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Memory

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Helen

Last night I dreamt of your house Like I was a ghost Visiting its past You were not there Only the memories Of the place itself Distorted somehow By the dream What does it say That my dreaming self Remembers … Continue reading →

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