Category Archives: Poetry

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Golden Fleece

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Helen

Chasing the mythical All of my life How many windmills. How many windmills? All things fantastical Fall to my knife Is this a standstill, Is this a standstill? Dreaming of mastery Could it be mine? How many quests now, How … Continue reading →

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Lost Highway

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Helen

A scratched message on a dirty mirror In this rest room of this station Spoke of coldness, spoke of mystery And some deeper, dark elation ‘Come and join me’ it has whispered ‘Come and see me, come and play’ But … Continue reading →

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Autographed Paperback Book Giveaway: Red Clay and Roses by S.K. Nicholls

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Helen

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Help Spread the Word! To celebrate “Red Clay and Roses” new availability as a paperback print on demand, I am having a Goodreads giveaway! Goodreads Book Giveaway Red Clay and Roses by S.K. Nicholls…

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Waiting – for Prompt 41 Consuming Impatience

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Helen

My skin cracks and splits Beneath this weight of hours Emotions parched This desert life has gripped me Yet still has ill-equipped me For its slow and steady Portentous demands There was that moment on the stair Your hushed voice … Continue reading →

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From Paris With Love

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Helen

The words spoke ‘with love’ But cut like a shard Meaningless words On a gilt-edged card From Paris with love So perhaps it is true It was love from a city And nothing from you Not words of a lover … Continue reading →

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Name

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Helen

I name you darkness I name you death I name you whispers On dying breath I name you coldness I name you vice I named you once and I won’t name twice I call your name now I call you … Continue reading →

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Loved

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Helen

I loved you once To power fell A brittle neck A deeper hell I loved you twice I made my claim I changed my life I changed my name I loved you thrice You turned away You said I lied … Continue reading →

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Dragon Dream – for Prompt 40 Sheer Wonder

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Helen

  Adrift in city streets at night No cars in sight I’m calling to a distant light These stars indeed might fall for me They might A single child lost in despair With no-one there As susseration splits the air … Continue reading →

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Shopping Spree

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Helen

I’ve been on an internet shopping spree There’s something lost in the pit of me Buy one of these and get another free! I trade desolation for purchased glee Click, click, click where it says buy All else is useless, … Continue reading →

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Prom Queen

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Helen

She was once the prom queen She was held in high esteem There was never in between Not for this pure prom queen That was in her younger days Then she had her power plays And she had her charming … Continue reading →

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