Category Archives: Poetry

The parent category for poetry that fits the overall theme.

Serendipity

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Helen

I am a slave to serendipity Just a creature who lives by chance Whatever fate will do to me Whatever may be in its plans I admit that I am choice averse I prefer to seek for signs And it’s not … Continue reading →

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Beguiling Contradiction

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Helen

You sing your songs of half mystery half regret Calling across distance for my sympathy and yet my cause for confusion and fear I cannot forget You prowl your stage part hunger part fire Beguiling contradiction both wrath and desire … Continue reading →

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Never Was

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Helen

This friendship never was This bond never began It lived only in poetry And sad songs which you sang No word was ever true All glances but a lie In promise we began In enmity we’ll die You’ll say I … Continue reading →

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Just a Dream

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Helen

Where have you gone to my dear love Over the mountains, fly like a dove What are you seeking my true delight What destination will you alight? What song you sing now dearest friend Which of my suitors just pretend? … Continue reading →

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Seek

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Helen

Depth of feeling with you is a sickness; bleeding wound that never heals; no clinician can diagnose or remedy the cavity within, this lacuna of the soul or fill this lack which kills all truer feeling before it can begin … Continue reading →

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Jealousy

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Helen

Your eyes have wandered from me Brevity Your gaze a flickering moment Lost to me Within your regard I once dwelled Blissfully But now your words are given Listlessly The joy once shared is defeated by Solemnity And for the … Continue reading →

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Trinity

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Helen

There were three When it began Two were lost The third remained And all the rest Could be explained There were three Left at the end The two as twins The one apart The mind, the body And the heart … Continue reading →

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Galaxy

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Helen

Across the galaxy An eye winks at me Across the milky way Hands beckon me away Our solar system craves Us risen from our graves Across the galaxy See how they sing for me? (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights … Continue reading →

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Unlearn – for Prompt 16 Life Lesson

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Helen

The cruellest truths You can’t unlearn You’ll try to forget Or to overturn These ravages of Crystal memory That know no fall No entropy Your innocence Once lost is gone The bitterest truths Are hardest won And hardest left To … Continue reading →

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Inspire Me

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Helen

Inspire me Seduce me with your words Your imagery Is more than I deserve But sing to me Once more my muse, once more Don’t cling to me Inspiration’s all you’re for Inspire me Overcome me with desire So suddenly … Continue reading →

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