Category Archives: Poetry

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Prompt 11- Literary Idols – Oscar Wilde

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Helen

Yet each man kills the thing he loves By each let this be heard. Some do it with a bitter look, Some with a flattering word. The coward does it with a kiss, The brave man with a sword! (from … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged acceptance, Ballad of Reading Gaol, choice, cruelty, dark, denial, Musings, Oscar, Oscar Wilde, Philosophy, truth, Wilde, writing | 20 Comments

End Game

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Helen

Poised on the precipice The Fool dances Plans and strategies Are just words on paper Marks on maps The quantum of force Blisters through intellect Is brute force the answer Or another riddle to solve For end game? Flying above … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged Aspiration, belief, choice, end game, Games, Musings, Philosophy, Politics, strategy, truth, war | 6 Comments

Perfect Possession

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Helen

I have always been A case of perfect possession And yet it seems that I belie The belief this is always bad The elemental that Reads and breathes through me Demands new words and poetry, and yet It isn’t always … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged belief, dark, denial, Dreams, elemental, Musings, Philosophy, possession, Spiritual, truth | 18 Comments

Time’s Drive

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Helen

Driving need to fill Up time; hours pass Quickly when unrelenting Wishes command All thought of rest Departs; a distant friend Half remembered Lazing on a beach Unaware of the sun’s Dreadful dominion Soaking up rays Forgetting minutes, hours, days … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged acceptance, Aspiration, choice, dark, denial, leisure, Musings, Philosophy, time, truth | 6 Comments

Belong

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Helen

I have never had this feeling What it is to just belong I’ve an independent streak Sometimes stubborn, sometimes strong So I guess you see bemusement As you look upon my face I’ve been alone in certain solitude Never seeking … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged Aspiration, belonging, choice, friendship, joy, Relationships, solitude, truth, warmth | 8 Comments

For You

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Helen

These things I do I do for you We band of friends Until the end These battles won Have just begun Mere games we play Must pass away The stakes are high And yet I’ll try To soothe your mind … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged Aspiration, battle, choice, friendship, Games, loyalty, Relationships, truth | 8 Comments

Dreams For Sale

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Helen

Dreams for sale Man at the doorway Peddling hope Aspiring To beat the odds now Try to cope Dreams for rent Going cheap these days This can’t last Grab it quick Only one user From the past Dreams to trade … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged Aspiration, choice, dark, deception, delusion, denial, Dreams, Musings, Philosophy, rent, sale, truth | 9 Comments

Feather

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Helen

Abraxas and Maat Playing chess Determining the balance Of light and dark Life and death Growth and entropy Redemption has not strayed To this hall for eons now Supplicants to lesser gods Are shunned We witness here The threshold of … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged Abraxas, acceptance, alchemy, Aspiration, choice, dark, death, Feather, judgement, Maat, Philosophy, Spiritual, truth | Leave a comment

Swimming With Sharks

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Helen

Their teeth are blunt these days Their slow approach is flawed It’s not what it used to be Machiavelli would be appalled Their schemes so obvious We’ve seen it all before Criminality so banal They only bend the law Their … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged attack, belief, choice, dark, Humor, Musings, Philosophy, shallow, shark attack, sharks, swimming, truth | 7 Comments

Echo

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Helen

I can hear you Reverberate Separate from me Thoughts we share Flying Spectacularly free Repeating the message Are you me? Are you me? Twin notes Repeating now Across the sky Echo is vital Wondering why Repeating the message You am … Continue reading →