Category Archives: Air

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

Losing My Religion

I once believed By being the change You wanted to see You could make it be I thought it would last The edifice built Through first being kind You’d not fall behind A small piece of faith A purpose of … Continue reading

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Another Shallow Moment – other TV shows I miss

I like to write but I have to admit, as I mentioned below, I probably prefer to be entertained. I’m lazy like that. In fact I believe that as long as I can be entertained, I am content. Work can … Continue reading

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The Return of Arthur

All hail Arthur’s return The Once and Future King To this modern land! No world to save No hordes to battle Only Parliament Royal lineages have become Tabloid fodder The ‘family’ is now Best seen opening universities Or giving Christmas … Continue reading

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Where Do They Go To?

Where do they go to, when they go? Deep in the river Under the snow Up in the treetops Wing across air Where do they go to When were they there? What do they find there, when they first seek … Continue reading

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The Alien’s Reverie

So long ago, a millennium or more in your time, we evolved. We rose out of the whirlpool of our world to achieve what your Buddhists call the release from attachment. Perfect detachment. Our physical form relaxed and withdrew to … Continue reading

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Mind Control

The scent of jasmine in the air As the evening music streams Down a hallway where I tremble On the cusp of darker dreams Butterflies now in my stomach As I see the stranger’s face Could this be a new … Continue reading

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Oscar

We still see a quicksilver mind And how a razor sharp tongue Cut a swathe throughout society Just to reach the depths within Deepest horror in the soul Lightest brushwork on the page All the humour of humanity Both its … Continue reading

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Winged Creatures

A gargoyle nestles on cathedral walls An Angel over-reaches before the Fall Out of its cocoon a butterfly crawls Winged creatures, all A hawk that evades the archer’s bow A dragon that stirs in the deep below An eagle that … Continue reading

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Confidences

Do you recall the secrets that we told In wine-lit moments as the day would end? I wonder at our courage then so bold To bare such precious thoughts to just a friend The weight of such a confidence is … Continue reading

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This Summer

Summer’s blistering heat Ravages a mind that is much more At one with ice (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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