Category Archives: Earth

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

Turning of the Years

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Helen

This is the turning of the years One day like another Yet marked by anniversaries Of births, deaths, loves and loss This is the turning of the years Each seven years our cells Reproduce and re-invent themselves The DNA continues … Continue reading →

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Shape Shifter

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Helen

That morning you did not look like you Your body was much broader And your eyes a different hue No clarity and no order Where once you were a gazelle You seemed so much the bear I nearly passed unknowing … Continue reading →

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Beige – for Prompt 30 – Colour

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Helen

Beige is the colour of guilt Cream white besmirched by dirt A half-hearted hue, it is dull dismay left over drying on a concrete floor Maroon the colour of regret Blood soaked purple lost like something decaying in the wake … Continue reading →

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Ladybug

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Helen

Little ladybug Red and black Wings are curled Upon your back You’re a wonder In small form Iridescent So adorned Little ladybug Perfect, small I can’t hurt you Not at all Such pure beauty Must be free Such a wonder … Continue reading →

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Vase

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Helen

There was a vase upon his shelf He swore he never bought He swore was never still a gift Was nothing that he sought It’s form so perfect symmetry It’s colour changing red, blue, black He swore he did not … Continue reading →

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Under One Roof

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Helen

I have no need of evidence I have no need of proof I live with love and providence All found beneath one roof My delight is in the simple things The laughing of a child Scarves and shawls and wedding rings … Continue reading →

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First Blush

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Helen

The first blush of summer there on the vine Has opened her buds like hope for the day We meet in true merriment, food and wine And all of this bounty here on display The days of dark winter fall … Continue reading →

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Texture

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Helen

Calculated gestation Symmetry and symbiosis We must achieve Singular mastery Perfect and precise The absolute measure of success In the smooth, opalescent Texture of their skin Genetic manipulation Prometheus weds Frankenstein And births via cold test tube A germinated new … Continue reading →

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Midnight Blooms

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Helen

Midnight blooms Eclipse the flowers of Lost afternoons They open with such Artistry The night is queen to All beauty Born of dark These flowers hold such A special spark They live a moment Just one night The rarest and … Continue reading →

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Humpty Dumpty

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Helen

We are teetering on the edge Barely clinging to the ledge Emails and texts just pass us by I’ve no tears left inside to cry This world is in ruins There is no mistaking It’s far, far too late to … Continue reading →

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