Category Archives: Poetry

The parent category for poetry that fits the overall theme.

The Promise

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Helen

He made the promise to you One perfect springtime morn His words they were so precious So much to wish upon How could you know by summer That he’d be gone? Your dress it was so pretty He said beyond … Continue reading →

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Possibility

Posted on June 27, 2018 by Helen

Admit me in To the possibility I have remained a novice All this time Read my books And learned my lines Awaiting on The appointed moment When the doors would open wide And welcome me inside Give me hope Through … Continue reading →

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Duality

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Helen

How much of her is me? How much of me is her? A mirror lets me see More yet I may infer It seems we may have split When did this occur? How much of her is me? How much … Continue reading →

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Anne Boleyn

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Helen

A crown And books For reformation Reformed you A king A church A guttural cry Gutted you Small worth A kingdom Power taken Overpowering you Just a crown And books For a bloody reformation Reformed you (c ) Helen Valentina … Continue reading →

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Planetary

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Helen

Stars falling, dying Planetary stillness And frenetic force Align It’s true Even the birds can’t see Careening into view Into you Hemispheres shifting Realignment Birthing worlds Anew A view Only your heart can see Everything askew Within you A view … Continue reading →

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Winter

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Helen

Winter falls He walks alone Down pathways known Only to him Snow blasts Across tired eyes Blinding, dull Deep surprise Rugged up In animal skin He holds the cold Deep within Winter falls He walks alone Down pathways known Only … Continue reading →

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Days

Posted on May 24, 2018 by Helen

I have traveled these bleak expanses For days, my throat parched and my lips dry and cracked Sheltering my body as best I can From relentless sun and sand filled wind Battering my face Looking for something, anything, in this … Continue reading →

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Colour

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Helen

You can be any colour Little one Any glorious hue Under the sky and sun You can paint yourself In glitter and gold You can sing and dance Hear every story told You can be any colour Little one You … Continue reading →

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Reading

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Helen

Open the book So wonderful Every dream you could Ever, ever have Strewn across the pages Wondrous words Giving you the world entire Lighting just The smallest fire In your soul Take a look So wonderful Every story held within … Continue reading →

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Mother Moon

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Helen

Mother moon Tending to her children Aquatic Steady gaze Nurturing Chaos into life Dark into light This wonderful night Mother moon Softly avenging Cruelty Of man here On ancient ships Searching for life Blinding their sight This wonderful night Mother … Continue reading →

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