Category Archives: Poetry

The parent category for poetry that fits the overall theme.

Schadenfreude

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Helen

Schadenfreude Craven pleasure The bully embraces Revelling in a win Vicariously (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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Mind Control

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Helen

The scent of jasmine in the air As the evening music streams Down a hallway where I tremble On the cusp of darker dreams Butterflies now in my stomach As I see the stranger’s face Could this be a new … Continue reading →

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Oscar

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Helen

We still see a quicksilver mind And how a razor sharp tongue Cut a swathe throughout society Just to reach the depths within Deepest horror in the soul Lightest brushwork on the page All the humour of humanity Both its … Continue reading →

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Winged Creatures

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Helen

A gargoyle nestles on cathedral walls An Angel over-reaches before the Fall Out of its cocoon a butterfly crawls Winged creatures, all A hawk that evades the archer’s bow A dragon that stirs in the deep below An eagle that … Continue reading →

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The Breath

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Helen

A breath against my cheek on waking alone Was that your ghost? Yet how could it be that one who lives reaches across the ether to touch with nothingness? Were you a dream in that moment, striving for more, reaching … Continue reading →

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Confidences

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Helen

Do you recall the secrets that we told In wine-lit moments as the day would end? I wonder at our courage then so bold To bare such precious thoughts to just a friend The weight of such a confidence is … Continue reading →

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Exercise for the Non-Exerciser

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Helen

I feel the lethargy of limbs The sweat of brow and skin I push beyond the pain to find Some essence from within I am not made for athletic style I am not groomed to run My competition is internal … Continue reading →

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This Summer

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Helen

Summer’s blistering heat Ravages a mind that is much more At one with ice (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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Jungian Forest Walk

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Helen

My forest wakes and breathes at night A simple cup and knife-blade bright Beside a stream where waters race As though a passion causes fright This beast I know but not his face His anger stilled by one embrace A … Continue reading →

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Are you a Raven?

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Helen

Spreadeagled on the altar I wait ‘Are you a Raven?’ she asked I do not know, I do not know And does it matter? ‘It might’ she replied A Psychopomp Weaving its way to the underneath Coiled within waiting for … Continue reading →

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