Category Archives: Earth

Writing primarily expressing the element Earth – the physical, earthy, sensual, appetite, money.

Global Financial Crisis Limericks

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Helen

There once was a banker supreme Who exhorted to all ‘live the dream!’ He replaced all their need With more profitable greed And on their naivety schemed There once was a government hack Who envied the wealth that he lacked Should … Continue reading →

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For Ionia

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Helen

I wish for you a dragon’s fire To breathe freedom to you To raise you up on crystal wings Far away from darker lands It seems the purest souls Are tested most these days As though in exchange for generosity … Continue reading →

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Crooked House

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Helen

This crooked house for crooked folk Secrets are silent, yet are spoke Its crooked values are the yolk For crooked dreams that they invoke This crooked life for crooked men Completes a cycle, starts again The dearest enemies talk as … Continue reading →

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Trenchcoat Song

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Helen

Trenchcoat covers Neck against a chill That slivers down the alleyway All the way to hell Frost upon the grass breaks As stranger’s feet tread by Players roll their dice to see Who may live or die High heeled, cool … Continue reading →

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While We Can

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Helen

Let’s dress in pyjamas Toast marshmallows Drink hot chocolate By the fire Let’s tell ghost stories Till our eyes are wide And our brittle smiles betray We are now frightened By ourselves Even while we won’t admit it Let’s put … Continue reading →

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Childhood

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Helen

Coloured blocks stacked On cream carpet Half past four It’s time for jam and toast Limericks and lessons Hopscotch on the lawn All these precious memories The ones you love the most As the sun is setting Playing cards Out … Continue reading →

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Belong

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Helen

I have never had this feeling What it is to just belong I’ve an independent streak Sometimes stubborn, sometimes strong So I guess you see bemusement As you look upon my face I’ve been alone in certain solitude Never seeking … Continue reading →

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Won’t Be Round Much This Weekend….

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Helen

    Just popping in to say I won’t be round much this weekend and possibly into next week – I have put my lower back out and sitting for any length of time is very painful. I have purchased a … Continue reading →

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Faithful Friend

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Helen

I still dream of the little dog I had as a child Like her spirit has followed me Carefree and wild And she comes when I need her With her comfort so mild Oh what a faithful companion To have … Continue reading →

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Chrysalis Stage – Prompt 10 Metamorphisis

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Helen

In my chrysalis stage I had no face I woke to find Of my visage Not a single trace I saw, it seemed, through tiny hairs Across my featureless skin Fine tuned antenna let The visual in Through sound waves … Continue reading →

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