Category Archives: Poetry

The parent category for poetry that fits the overall theme.

Sinking

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Helen

Floating peacefully downstream Lost in exquisite Haunting dreams Gliding softly in the flow Where the foolish Often go I am sinking through my skin Water ends where I begin Songs are lilting through the spheres Let me melt And disappear Quick … Continue reading →

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Burning

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Helen

I heard a voice Incarnate and separate Splintering the dawn Calling my name The stridency alarming As though I’d lost my way In the depths of the night What words shimmer In the morning air? The fragments of a dream … Continue reading →

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Girl and the Raven

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Helen

The girl and the raven appear at the morn Awash with the tears she has shed before dawn She’s floating in white, a mere sprite of despair Combing her memories through her dark hair The raven’s a psychopomp calling her … Continue reading →

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Chess

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Helen

Kingdoms lost At bleak break of day Count the cost Foolish game Each expendable Just the same We’re so small Our hopes do not count Not at all Even kings Cannot turn the tide Not a thing Gods will play … Continue reading →

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Fear

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Helen

You were right to fear We are here It is far too late To remediate We will slake our thirst On you first You were right to fear We are here And though none believed No reprieve Underneath your bed … Continue reading →

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Dissolution

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Helen

Faith dissolves and recreates A fleeting bird Do you see? On the wings of a prayer? Desolation calls for more A distant twin to hope Do you hear? Remembering this day? Abject we may fall To ancient crosses now Do … Continue reading →

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Corrosion

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Helen

For years you slowly ate The heart of me The purest of my fruit Fell to your cold decay A thief within the night You showed such cruelty But coward, you would hide At quiet break of day For years you … Continue reading →

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Moonbeam

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Helen

I felt your touch As light upon My shifting seas Beloved came A messenger Within the heart of me Moonbeams’ dance Reminds me of A kind of grace Beloved comes At twilight turn To see His face © Helen Valentina … Continue reading →

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Choice

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Helen

This is you Creature of extremes And latitudes Confusion in flesh Chimera of your making I’ve had my fill of you You do not know You do not know Your fractured moving soul No constancy A slap, a hug and … Continue reading →

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Water Dragon

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Helen

I slither in depths Water fed Consuming my tail Shedding my crusted River formed skin I am older than you Water child I hold you in my embrace Shelter as you grow River formed skin Do not forsake me Water … Continue reading →

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