Category Archives: Poetry

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Peel – for Prompt 80, Unforgiven

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Helen

I peel you off Snake shedding its skin A little blood and pain A pure recompense And you are gone The remnants shrivel Curl and crackle Like dying embers In firelight at night And you are gone Fresh skin will … Continue reading →

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Strawberries

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Helen

He brought me strawberries Spilling upon my table Gifts of the nature’s bounty Red as the promise of a kiss I thought it bliss We dined on strawberries Served with pure whipped cream Sweetness bursting on our tongues Red as … Continue reading →

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You

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Helen

I know you are waiting In the weave I know you are hiding Never leave I know you are whispering A choice I know your angelic Demon’s voice I know you are ancient But a child You slither like water … Continue reading →

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Charon

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Helen

I cannot cross here to the shore I’ve lingered thus so long before In dreams in nightmares and in life I’ve felt the whip, the lash, the knife I know these waters run aground I know the promise they surround … Continue reading →

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Within

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Helen

The light barely breaks The cloying darkness Here within I’m wild with longing Never dreaming Of anything but sin The gentlest creatures In my forest Should harken to the sound For every promise There’s the whiplash Coming silent, sure around … Continue reading →

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Held

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Helen

Oh little ones I held you In my hands Gave life-force to your dreams To all your plans Within this darkened plain This universe I gifted you your freedom As a curse Oh little ones once sheltered In my heart … Continue reading →

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The Wildness and the Blade, for Prompt 78 Persephone

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Helen

These childhood games we played The wildness and the blade We’d never shed one tear Our blood ran thick as fear This bride to death in black Calls to retreating backs Cross tempest wretched sky Her ululating cry Each bone is broken, … Continue reading →

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Scarlet

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Helen

She stood alone In scarlet Defiant against The palest moon Her dress was satin Pure scarlet Broken promises made Too soon Her life force shining As scarlet On barren plains Seeking life She stood alone In scarlet And to no … Continue reading →

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Touch

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Helen

Reaching out Whispering wind The briefest moment Of touch Worlds are made And broken pieces Fall like starlight Star-dust Piercing morning Astral force Feel us tremble For touch Promises are made Scattered children Dance in the sunlight And trust (c) … Continue reading →

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Moon Before the Sun for Prompt 77 Quotes by Oscar Wilde

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Helen

  “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” Oscar Wilde I am drunk on you tonight Our reverie has strewn Faux crystals at our feet They glitter and they sparkle Up and … Continue reading →

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