Category Archives: Poetry

The parent category for poetry that fits the overall theme.

Fly Away

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Helen

Fly away from this carnival of fools The glitter has now withered As ghost dust on the floor Pierrot is broken-hearted Columbine will come no more So fly away Fly away from this false and gaudy fair In the dirt … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged Carnival, Columbine, escape, flight, freedom, Life, loss, Pierrot | Leave a comment

After the Rain

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Helen

We will begin anew after the rain Nothing we here forgive nor explain Another day rises with its new refrain Sheltered we wait until the fallen showers temper their tempest to the quiet hours Remind us of gentleness within such … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged deluge, growth, hope, inspired, Quiet, rain, rebuilding, renewal, strength, tempest, wisdom | 2 Comments

Outside

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Helen

I am my own jailor You don’t hold the key I am colder within Than the outside of me I gaze from my cell block To winter strewn day I laugh at your feeble Attempts to dismay Inside I am … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged dark, death, doubt, existential, Frozen, internal, jail, nihilism, Pessimism, pointlessness | Leave a comment

Beautiful

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Helen

It is so beautiful Colours streaming through My eyes are drawn To all the rainbows strewn Across the sky And along pavements run By children laughing In their search of fun It is so beautiful A butterfly is born In … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged Beauty, Butterflies, butterfly, colour, heaven, hope, light, Love, nature, rainbow, Spiritual | 7 Comments

Saw It Coming

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Helen

I saw it coming But you refused to see You shut your eyes And turned away from me The mirrored image Showed the tumults sway You wouldn’t notice You just looked away I saw it coming Saw it take you … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged blindness, dark, denial, fear, hope, loss, risk, tsunami | 4 Comments

Ice

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Helen

Ice is coming My friend So many years have passed And all our dreams outlast Its creeping pace But something is rising In their place It’s only ice Ice is coming My love Its slithering through our veins And our … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged coldness, heartache, heartbreak, ice, loss, lost love | 2 Comments

Deserted

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Helen

I am deserted like a broken house left by owners now distressed by angles and curvature not quite right and colder shallows in the rooms where gathers dust, memories and gloom I am deserted I am unloved like an abandoned … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged abandoned, dark, forgotten, home, lonely, lost, old house, sad, shattered | 4 Comments

Dragon’s Breath

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Helen

Feel me breathe My fire breath I am license I am death Warm your heart Your icy bones Give you most When you’re alone Dragon’s breath Wilder heart Where they finish Where I start Feel me breathe My fire breath … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged danger, death, dragon, fear, fire, freedom, Love, lust, woman | 4 Comments

Searching

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Helen

I am searching for the light I am wandering this night In this ancient habitat I might find the way at that Broken church just like my soul In the dimmer light is whole Shining beacon in the night I … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged church, dark, faith, hope, lost, Spiritual, travelling | 2 Comments

Beacon

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Helen

Let me be your beacon Let me bring you home Wherever you may wander Wherever you may roam Across the darkest seas To the most distant shore Let me be your beacon Let me show you more Let me be … Continue reading →