Category Archives: Poetry

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Fairy Tale

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Helen

A poem based on a dream I once had…………….. A wicked man once held his love Within his house of dreams Where walls were doors and doors were walls Was nothing as it seems? And for her, in place of … Continue reading →

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Transition

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Helen

At what point is one beginning At what point the other end The singer from the singing The lover from the friend? The moment of elation From the knowledge of the fall The victorious jubilation From the rising to the … Continue reading →

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Grace

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Helen

I wait now so impatient on the day When all my joys and sorrows can unite And all that I endeavour now, or say Eschews this darkness here, embraces light I wandered once within these halls so bleak I sought … Continue reading →

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Where’s my Mr Darcy?

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Helen

Where’s my Mr Darcy then? That’s what I want to know That shy and brooding countenance That deftly hidden glow? Jane Austen knew a thing or two Of civility and charm Of poetry and pretty words That leave a girl … Continue reading →

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Ode to Freddie Mercury

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Helen

Watching a television documentary On my first favourite band I am reminded Stunned once more Before the artistry and poetry Of this mercurial man indeed The generosity they mention Was always in his glittering eyes But more the beauty of … Continue reading →

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Knights Templar

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Helen

Across a darkened sky Banners raised The cross is stained Blood rose red Seeking in the material The mystery Of the soul This alchemy demands The nigredo becomes A battlefield What phoenix arises From broken flesh and bones Skyward? Ancient … Continue reading →

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Masks

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Helen

See this pattern falling, rising Hear these words, though not surprising All our future, we’re surmising is our true selves much disguising In these hallways of invention sinews stretched with patient tension Find the lies we could not mention hold … Continue reading →

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Toast

Posted on January 25, 2013 by Helen

I raise a glass to you Of sweetest wine Your soul encircles me Our arms entwined Just for a moment feel A spark divine You raise your glass to me But bow your head And tears may summon up What … Continue reading →

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Starlight Musings

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Helen

i. Mathematical precision A melody trembles into being A solar system aches with possibility to communicate All these stars once gods and devils splayed above Visions and madness Could this be a type of love? ii. On Tuesday the writer … Continue reading →

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Remembering Something That Never Was

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Helen

These masks we wore the moment that we met Reflected back a mirror to our souls And each apportioned cleverness and roles To fashion a false dream we can’t forget This is the harshest part of my regret Though beautiful, … Continue reading →

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