Category Archives: Poetry

The parent category for poetry that fits the overall theme.

Free

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Helen

I saw you the other day after so long a time Your mouth was grim Perpetual sadness in its finely etched line Your eyes still mad A lost soul seeking something that’s forever lost As you gazed on your creations … Continue reading →

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Illumination?

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Helen

Pyramid rising The Sphinx turns Its grave and stony head A hydra snarls Three heads gyrating See former enemies Breaking bread One eye is watching Osiris’ son Flies across this inky night And some trickery And darker magic Fools us … Continue reading →

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Moth

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Helen

Maybe one day We will meet In another time, another life Be not friend, nor even lover Be not husband nor wife Maybe co-workers In a company Or fellow followers of the cloth I wouldn’t need to be This awful … Continue reading →

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The Rose

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Helen

In the dream At a party We were friends Not foes An alternate Reality To the one We chose And thinking On this twist Do you Suppose That rather than The thorn You could have been The rose? (c) Helen … Continue reading →

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Taste

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Helen

A taste upon my lips A sweet nectar of the soul A tantalising flavour calls To consume this pleasure whole From the first moment of delight To the last morsel on the tongue We renew our nature’s source From this … Continue reading →

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Monday Musing

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Helen

Taking the day off Shrugging off the sense of work Blackberry beckons Itemize the list of actions that justified this Monday reprieve Do each one before lunchtime if you find you can Then you might relax Telephone rings out Breaks … Continue reading →

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Thirst

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Helen

A well run dry No rain for days Township thirst Alcohol fuelled Blistering sun Robs all moisture And life and love From the ground Seeking in dark caverns Beginnings of light Forgotten rivers Deep within walls Townsfolk mingle Telling tales … Continue reading →

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Precious

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Helen

Precious moment Precious child Running freely Singing wild Desperate longing Valued friend Cleave now to me till the end Precious memory Fortune’s choice Give no secrets to your voice Longed for future Beloved past Would this moment only last (c) … Continue reading →

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Sickness

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Helen

Sickness pulsates First vague headache Along stretched sinuses And belly turning Inner revolutions Simultaneously Chills across the torso Pin pricking arms And deep tiredness Susserates the form Eyes heavy but somehow Too swollen to close Back and forth Undulating waves … Continue reading →

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I Am No-one

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Helen

I am no-one Nothing to you I slink in shadows The depths create me I am of the dark Out of the corner Of your eye You think you see me For a moment Paused by silence Till I slip … Continue reading →

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