Category Archives: Poetry

The parent category for poetry that fits the overall theme.

Winged Creatures (2)

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Helen

Sweet owl bring to us Minerva’s wisdom and word from the depth of night Butterly so bright Colours of the souls rainbow Promise of cocoon Raven travel miles cross Styx with the ferryman leading souls to home Eagle’s great wing … Continue reading →

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Chess

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Helen

The pawn moves like willing fodder Foot soldier Queen advances Protected by rook eyeing her prey King holds back The terrain unsure, waiting news Knights ride forth flanked by bishop bright armed by God Achieve mate Followed quick by check … Continue reading →

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Opposites

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Helen

In a dream it seems that I awoke In wakefulness I’ve slept In my loss I found that I have gained In relinquishing, I’ve kept Touch the heart of unreality Disbelieve what I know is true In the centre of … Continue reading →

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Hope

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Helen

For me Hope has always been The thing you have When you already know Deep inside That something won’t happen It is the defiant Small, calling card That tries to deny What is already seen In so doing It withers … Continue reading →

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Hungry Ghosts

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Helen

Raw hunger claws within a soul drawn by grief Grasping hands close around the heart of bereaved Drawing life from emotion’s well Vampire soul Phantom here clamouring for life already gone Feed the loss Aching cavern found never filled Hungry … Continue reading →

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Unloved

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Helen

Had I never tasted chocolate would I miss it? I have not known love, not really, so do not care Its particular sweetness, of which I have so often read or heard, is a taste foreign to my experience And … Continue reading →

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Evening Shadowplay

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Helen

Shadows on the walls past twilight flicker fitfully in thrall to the candlelight Storytelling in movement A strange grey dance Heads turning slowly Mass shifting, lumbering Then sudden, frenetic yet graceful hands reflect precision in odd restraint A silence of … Continue reading →

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Cicada Song

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Helen

Cicada song, crackling Soul sound in this night Preternatural stillness Source of odd and dread delight Deeper fear now working Burrowing within An aged mind here reflecting On deeds and words replete with sin Cicada rhythm constant A metronome of sort … Continue reading →

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Doubt and Faith

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Helen

A lacuna in my soul Hollow spaces where the light cannot penetrate and the dark refuses to dwell It is all shades of grey The colour of uncertainty the tone of doubt Belief eludes me though I seek it like … Continue reading →

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Strange Haunting

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Helen

I am haunted By a ghost Of a man Who’s still alive I do not know him Never will And yet it seems We are entwined His work is public Mine is private Yet still I find Some similarity Which … Continue reading →

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