Category Archives: Fire

Writing primarily expressing the element Fire – action, ego, creativity, passion, lust, activity.

All Your Colours

Posted on August 15, 2018 by

I remember all your colours I don’t think you ever saw them Always searching for the more You were blind to all within And perhaps it was your mother’s words The balm of yesteryear That held you such a prisoner … Continue reading →

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The Promise

Posted on July 4, 2018 by

He made the promise to you One perfect springtime morn His words they were so precious So much to wish upon How could you know by summer That he’d be gone? Your dress it was so pretty He said beyond … Continue reading →

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Anne Boleyn

Posted on June 14, 2018 by

A crown And books For reformation Reformed you A king A church A guttural cry Gutted you Small worth A kingdom Power taken Overpowering you Just a crown And books For a bloody reformation Reformed you (c ) Helen Valentina … Continue reading →

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Colour

Posted on May 17, 2018 by

You can be any colour Little one Any glorious hue Under the sky and sun You can paint yourself In glitter and gold You can sing and dance Hear every story told You can be any colour Little one You … Continue reading →

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Reading

Posted on May 10, 2018 by

Open the book So wonderful Every dream you could Ever, ever have Strewn across the pages Wondrous words Giving you the world entire Lighting just The smallest fire In your soul Take a look So wonderful Every story held within … Continue reading →

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Beautiful

Posted on March 15, 2018 by

When I am weary of the world The clatter clutter of ambition The surrender and submission To the paper and the pen To the dollar or the yen Competition’s flags unfurled I come to this most sacred space Where art … Continue reading →

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Harvest Moon

Posted on January 4, 2018 by

The harvest moon is shining Over the aching lands And of this golden omen Few among us understands Nor reads the signs across the sky That whisper to us by and by That on such moons the world will turn … Continue reading →

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Masquarade

Posted on December 23, 2017 by

We were dancers all In the masquerade We were innocent Of the part we played We just revelled in The bizarre parade Merely dancers in The black masquerade Of the deaths that came In our merry wake We are innocent … Continue reading →

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Peacock

Posted on December 9, 2017 by

This stage Of the working The peacock rises All colours Of the world In its delicate feathers Representing assimilation Of all into one For the coming Of the white rose This beautiful bird Is mystery Perfection in transformation Proud but … Continue reading →

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King of His Lonely Domain

Posted on November 4, 2017 by

They said that he was mighty A warrior of the flame From vengeance or from victory His soul did not refrain But then he saw her beauty And understood the stain Or power and of infamy Of how all viewed … Continue reading →

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