Category Archives: Poetry

The parent category for poetry that fits the overall theme.

Drama Queen

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Helen

You live a tragedy Like Anna Karenina Weeping, disconsolate By the train You’re so dramatic Like Lady Macbeth With wild ambition No more restrained Or like Camilla Le Fanu’s vampire Leaving every victim Soulless, drained Could you please refrain? Why … Continue reading →

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Phoenix

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Helen

On this day And on this morn The past gives way A dream is born Aspiring eyes Will softly gleam And slowly rise To clutch their dream The pen will write The voice will sing The power of might The … Continue reading →

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Moving House

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Helen

Must have bath I’m not spending the next two years Only showering Must be close to shops I have no interest in driving long distances Just to get milk Must be close to work I also have no interest in … Continue reading →

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Fantasy

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Helen

Now here we are Lost in a fantasy You had a heart Long before mine was born Now here we are Waiting hopelessly When all our time has gone Now here we stand Nothing for us to do I had … Continue reading →

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The Dream

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Helen

The hardest thing in losing love Is to relinquish what it seemed For even though the partnership May well have lost its gleam How do you quell the lingering ghost How do you kill the dream? (c) Helen Valentina 2013, … Continue reading →

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Hairdresser Salon

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Helen

Hairdryer hum, music just below conscious thought Slightly chilled colours strange that seep against scalp Watch the time soon to rise and rinse Emerge new Butterfly of chemical hues is now born

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The BA

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Helen

Sometimes as I peruse My workplace budget Some strange delight Suggests I am a frustrated accountant Other times when navigating Complex and intense Interpersonal conversation A little thrill Suggests a frustrated psychologist instead Sometimes as I ponder The abstract and … Continue reading →

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Self Delusion – Sonnet

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Helen

Within my mind I know that tricks may lie To catch me unaware with my belief To be more self-aware I always try To know when I’d cause happiness or grief And yet when I feel fear I often find … Continue reading →

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A Child Will Know

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Helen

A child will see The lesser turned head The more distant eye The favour fall elsewhere A child will know In offhand remarks Those words left unspoken Indifferent silence A child will feel The ephemeral embrace That speaks not of … Continue reading →

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Early Morning Walk

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Helen

Weary eyes fight to stay open, defeat sleep Longest days Dark in the morning draws us out Streetlights shine Even at 6am step by step Remember comfort of your bed left behind Do not sleep even as you walk comatose … Continue reading →

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