Category Archives: Poetry

The parent category for poetry that fits the overall theme.

Dream Lover

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Helen

Phantom kiss On half-open lips As eyes half awake Flutter to see Feather like touch On sensitive skin Far too much Far too much Dream lover here Just out of reach Hands stretch and clasp Into thin air Meditate on … Continue reading →

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Up In The Air

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Helen

I am here Up in the air You are clear I’m darker there You’re hope’s spear I am despair There’s no cheer Up in the air I would fly Up in the air Perfect spy Hidden out there I will … Continue reading →

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Summer Sandals

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Helen

She wore red summer sandals And peasant skirts She drank in the sunshine Like a sensual balm And for this special goddess No day could come to harm She was the essence of The perfect summer day She wore purple … Continue reading →

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Prefer

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Helen

You would prefer to be The darker side of me The aspect that you prize Here hovers in my eyes In symbiosis strong You feel that you belong But play the darker part From here you feel you start You … Continue reading →

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Rendered

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Helen

My soul is rendered Split apart On broken cobblestones So far from home An abject plea I fall before their feet My subjugation complete And ask their ministry To set me free My heart is rendered Beaten back And blackened … Continue reading →

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Melody

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Helen

This lilting lovely melody Brings summertime and warmth to me It floats like gossamer above It speaks of friendship and of love The ripples in the minor key Bring back such sublime memory A touch of wistful sadness true Brings … Continue reading →

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Intruders

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Helen

They come at night They bite They’re shuddering With sin A wraith, a ghost They boast They’ll take us all We’ll fall Intruders deep They creep I cannot weep Nor sleep I cannot breathe Please leave I’ve paid the cost … Continue reading →

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Afraid to Love

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Helen

I am afraid to love This moment when it’s possible I tremble on the precipice And will not fall I am afraid to care Such sweetness does not mix with me It has no place within my soul It cannot … Continue reading →

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Vase

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Helen

There was a vase upon his shelf He swore he never bought He swore was never still a gift Was nothing that he sought It’s form so perfect symmetry It’s colour changing red, blue, black He swore he did not … Continue reading →

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Pretender

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Helen

I am a pretender to this throne I am a joker out of time I am an imposter in this realm I’m a poet without rhyme I’m a wearer of all masks And such faces as I’ve worn Are of … Continue reading →

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