Category Archives: Poetry

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Bones

They found the bones Two months from the time She was lost and gone Through fallen ribcage Weeds struggled for life Reaching for the sun A bracelet beside her glimmered Its loss of an owner Bereft and alone If not … Continue reading

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The Ides of March

The mighty has fallen! A dark day Mid cycle, baying at the moon Jupiter will have his due All ancient sacrifice Survives the modern Secular view Archangel Gabriel May you intercede On lunar tides Hold back the calendar From its … Continue reading

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Complete Abandon – for Prompt 18 – Losing Control

Always the veritable picture of reserve I spent my days waiting for a god to fall from heaven or rise from hell and take me home, though long ago I’d found no path or road would lead me to a … Continue reading

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Standing Apart – for Right2Write Prompt 7 – Flowers and Cattle

I’ve always stood apart you see It seems to fit me perfectly And here amongst the flowers bright My essence is so plain to see I stand, a source of bovine grace My kindness etched upon my face The flowers … Continue reading

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Denied

I drew from the well of his heart A simple enough place to start I sought not above nor below For guidance to follow my part I grew from the gifts he’d bestow In attention I’d bask and I’d glow … Continue reading

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Programming Breakdown

The programming has broken Normal service Will not resume Anytime soon The stalker has lost his quarry He cannot recall His instructions at all Like a lone wolf He bays at the moon The triggers are wide of their mark … Continue reading

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The Wild

The wild emerges, antlers raised Ancient eyes excoriate the horizon Bellowing echoes across crevices and caverns of funereal thought Hunger stalks its prey Carnivorous dreams etched deep on tattooed, ravaged skin Wearing the mark of Cain as a badge of … Continue reading

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Canvas

Am I your canvas Oh artist! For your greatest work? Pressed by oil on silk Butterfly on a pin The colours changing Constantly, from light to dark Am I the flame That burns within Or just a failing spark? Late … Continue reading

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I Told You Once

I told you once In honesty I told you twice Deliberately You did not listen I spoke again And this, my friend, makes three I asked you once To see my side I pleaded twice Turn back from pride Instead … Continue reading

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Competition Vs Collaboration

Competition corrodes Creates conflict Crucifies communion Complicates communication Confuses comprehension Covets creation Curses collaboration Collaboration communes Ceases conflict Cures corrosion Complements communication Creates comprehension Confers certainty Conquers competition (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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