Category Archives: Water

Writing primarily expressing the element Water – emotions, love, sorrow, grief, joy, connection.

Chill Factor

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Helen

Winter has a chill factor It teaches to its favoured sons A desolate determination To take all as prisoners, every one An ice to flavour All relationships The wit and cruelty Of an upturned lip Winter’s deep chill factor Permeates … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged chill, choice, cold, dark, denial, Frozen, lost love, memory, pain, truth, winter | 10 Comments

Old Flame

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Helen

I saw you first Your face in the mirror Across the café floor It’s older now More lined But beautiful still Your hair is shorter And more sparse Your restless energy Slightly more contained As you sipped your signature coffee … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged choice, denial, Dreams, lost love, Love, memory, old flame, pain, passion, Relationships | 20 Comments

Snow Swept

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Helen

Snow swept princess Raising her hands Cotton gloved Pure white To shelter her Pretty face Of the wonder Not a trace Not a trace Snow swept princess Gazing out Snow covered glass Brittle day Tremors beauty Once removed If she’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged alchemy, Beauty, Dreams, Musings, princess, seasons, snow, snow princess, winter | 6 Comments

Forever Now

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Helen

May we have forever now? Before the light of youth Has dimmed our eyes Or the touch of love Has lost its sighs May we have forever now? May we have forever now? A moment captured In all time To … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged belief, choice, endless love, forever, Love, Musings, poet, poetry, Relationships | 13 Comments

Cold, Cold

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Helen

Her face was shiny, sickly So unwell, her fingers trembled as she held a cup so brimming, but lifelessly skimming, of cold, cold coffee Something in her broken Like fine porcelain left out in wind and rain, she seemed a … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged choice, cold, Cold front, dark, denial, loss, Musings, pain, sadness, solitude | 15 Comments

Songs of Love

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Helen

Songs of love Sweet symphony Softly surrender Ceaselessly Songs of joy Sweetest refrain Let us remember Let love remain Songs of love Sweet melody Softly seductive Come now to me © Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged alchemy, creativity, Love, love songs, melody, music, passion, Relationships, songs | 14 Comments

Recovery

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Helen

The day dawns less grey Less oppressive seems the sun And lights that lead the way show simpler pathways here to run Your name is not a beating repetition in my heart No image of your leaving haunts each day … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged acceptance, Aspiration, belief, choice, grief, healing, lostlove, Musings, pain, passion, recovery, time, truth | 12 Comments

Tropical Punch

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Helen

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged choice, delicious, Drink, food, fruit punch, Musings, punch, tropical | 14 Comments

Enemy Waters

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Helen

Swim carefully The tendrils here are deadly They curl and coil about you To draw you further in Swim cautiously The many coloured fish are all Siren songs to your decline Beautiful assassins Swim hopefully Within the web of blue … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged belief, choice, dark, dissociation, enemy, enemy waters, fish, madness, memory, Musings, sea, Water | 9 Comments

The Seed – Promotional Video!!!

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Helen

Hi Everyone Lulu.com have finished the youtube/ promotional video for The Seed – so to celebrate I’m posting it for your viewing pleasure! This is now on Youtube, and will be soon emailed out to the lulu.com database (that will be … Continue reading →