Category Archives: Poetry

The parent category for poetry that fits the overall theme.

Entering

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Helen

Entering from the very end The follower plays chess On empty boards And runs down forest pathways To unreachable lights The ferryman is laughing In this good but darkened night And the clowns are crying At the parties We dismiss … Continue reading →

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Deeper

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Helen

Drawing deeper Than ever before The water will relinquish Its power and secrets She will thrive In knowledge And energy Till she is whole All life begins Floating in fluids Cosmic conducting Of life force energy She knows as she … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Launch of Circumstances of Childhood by John W. Howell

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Helen

Originally posted on Fiction Favorites:
Circumstances of Childhood. By John W. Howell Click for Amazon Kindle Shipping on October 1st. Priced at $0.99 for the introduction. This is a different story for John. It is in the Family Life genre and…

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Let Me Fly

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Helen

In these moments Let me try I can reach this If I try I am grateful I’m alive Feel it rushing Through my soul Deep yet weightless Torn yet whole I’m the rock That learned to roll In this blessing … Continue reading →

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Moontide

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Helen

Awaiting the waning moon This lost sea-shore At the last moments Of earthly time We counted the pebbles As if in their number Some final revelation Of heavenly design Would save us just in time, just in time Silvery and … Continue reading →

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Butterfly Ring

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Helen

I recall she wore A butterfly ring And she painted her eyes Like butterfly wings She spoke of lost innocence And all that it brings Her transformation early Her butterfly ring A child not a child So not anything A … Continue reading →

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A Cat May Dream

Posted on September 9, 2017 by Helen

Even a cat may dream Perhaps especially this feline Slinky purveyor of the night Can climb to the highest point And taunt the stars Spread out like a banquet For its fastidious palate Hanging the moon Out to dry Even … Continue reading →

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Catch My Dreams

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Helen

Catch my dreams They float far too high For my reach Make them sweet The night is too dark I’m afraid Golden warmth Caught in your sweet net Guide me home (c) Helen Valentina 2017

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Reaching

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Helen

Reaching up The sky is scarred By too much time Piercing branches Scrape the beginnings Of limitless space All beginnings Reach this far No further No wings to fly I cannot yearn Beyond your boughs I must await The last … Continue reading →

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Dissolving

Posted on August 18, 2017 by Helen

Dissolving into gold Alchemist becomes The experiment Soul purifies and glorifies The All Dissolving into heart Glittering and dread Individual evolution Embracing the limitless All Dissolving into peace The union with The yearned Beloved The heavens cry and sing To … Continue reading →

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