Category Archives: Poetry

The parent category for poetry that fits the overall theme.

Wise Little Cat

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Helen

  This wise little cat Is a king This little cat Knows its form Is not what it birthed Not what was born But what it forms   This little feline Has a cause Sharp are its words Sharper yet … Continue reading →

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She

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Helen

She is of the water Of the crystal lake she comes And of the endless ebb and flow She yields, succumbs   She’ll swim in tides And on misshapen boats she rides Beneath mist covered skies She loves and dies … Continue reading →

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Again, again, again

Posted on November 26, 2020 by Helen

  We have died many times On fields so dark Blood red against the encroaching storm History repeats And on this endless circle we tread One moment living Another, dead For the sake of kings born And their infinite greed … Continue reading →

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Let Us Go

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Helen

Let us go you and I Let us run from this space Let us play in the sun All our yearnings embrce Let us reach for the land Where the younger ones play Let us learn from the old All … Continue reading →

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Beneath The Boughs

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Helen

Against the sky you stretch A myriad of arms to embrace the void These worlds begotten, birthed, destroyed Above it all you rise and reach The firmament and yet beyond To all sublime and lovely realms   I yearn to … Continue reading →

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Oath

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Helen

I make this solemn oath today That from your side I will not stray My sword is yours and I obey And I will never sway Oh little child within my care You’ll sleep content Know I am there They … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Face

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Helen

What shall it be Your new year’s face? Wipe away the past Without a trace Let yourself rise A brand new you Defined by what You say and do The past is gone So don’t look back The mirror lies … Continue reading →

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Departing

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Helen

I saw the leaves departing On the bitter winter wind And in their flight my soul Recognised its form It will not now be long Until I welcome moving on The soft, encroaching storm I saw the colours fading Before … Continue reading →

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Not Quite A Mirror

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Helen

Each not quite a mirror To the other See them stand Beautiful and half pre-planned Half chaos as they see A stronger mimicry Not quite a mirror but close enough If either calls the other’s bluff I wonder what we’ll … Continue reading →

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Am I Free?

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Helen

Am I free? The thought has not occurred Before to me Yet could it be? My cage is cool But did I build it Back in school A little fool? Or did I see At my parents’ side The litany … Continue reading →

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