Category Archives: Poetry

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Gathering – Part Two

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Helen

I little knew That in that room The Gathering I thought a game And if I knew Would I have gone And held their hands The very same? In reaching out Into the dark I little thought It reached to … Continue reading →

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Gathering – Part One

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Helen

This gathering this night will draw from dimensions distant something new and bright and powerful that delights and gives us wisdom we might crave And on that wondrous spiritual wave our lost ones gather to us here on this the … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged dark, dimensions, fear, ghosts, grief, hope, Life, light, lost loves, lost ones, power, Séance, spirits | 5 Comments

Weep

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Helen

Do not weep Behind your veil Do not weep There’ll be time For such travail Once you sleep Life is bleak You once said Now you know We have bent And we’ve bled As we go Do not weep Behind … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged grief, Life, pain, recover, rest, sleep, sorrow, time, travail, weep, weeping | 9 Comments

Budding

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Helen

New life budding So perfect Yet to be formed Full of promise On a beautiful morning Waiting to be born New day dawning Sunshine lights The path ahead And of the past We leave behind So little said Just like … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged birth, bud, budding, Flower, memory, new life, new path, past, rebirth | 2 Comments

Last Ritual

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Helen

At the last ritual of a dying world we dance Veiled in red we swarm to mingle in a throng of fiery endings seeking out the new beginnings buried deep below the citadels we burn An ancient call and wisdom … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged age, beginnings, burning, decay, dying, endings, loss, new world, old world, ritual, sacrifice, wisdom | 2 Comments

New Year

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Helen

I’ve had insults, pain and slights Life has shown me such delights Sometimes I’ve stood prepared to fight Sometimes I’ve turned away Monotony of day to day Where little matters anyway Just entertainments on display For whom we cannot say … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged friends, gods, hope, new, New Year, New Year's Day, pain, past, prayers, strength, trials, vital | 9 Comments

Crown of Thorns

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Helen

Down the years we don Our crown of thorns And bleed our dreams On our life’s brittle page Make our prayers to gods Give our sacrifice As though bargaining can make Us rule this weary stage Each year we find … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged ambition, belief, crown of thorns, Dreams, faith, hope, religion, renewal, sacrifice, spirit | 4 Comments

Blight

Posted on December 25, 2015 by Helen

A death’s a merry way To worship You might say A blight of history The choice made by men But rising hope Can crash through darkness And its reverie And shine a light And show the path Is here again … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged Christ, Christmas, cross, hope, light, religion, sacrifice, Spiritual, worship | 2 Comments

Your Place

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Helen

This is your place This darkness suits you As you wear the cloak Of invisibility Your tortured dreams Have harmony within These ancient walls And if I ever came to call You’d draw me in And draw me down Into … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged cave, dark, darkness, death, eternity, evil, mother, nature, spirit | 2 Comments

Competition

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Helen

This competition excoriates Friendships broken Fallen at the feet Of mere victory Struggle in vain Only one may rise And there at his feet All the broken dreams And dreamers lie This trophy is of blood And broken bone And … Continue reading →