Category Archives: Water

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

I Wish For You

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Helen

I wish for you a sense of self that wraps you warm and calm I wish that here good friends abound And none to do you harm I wish for love to find your door That you may let it … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged acceptance, choice, friendship, Love, Musings, Relationships | 27 Comments

Quiet Impact

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Helen

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged acceptance, conflict resolution, kindness, Musings, softness, truth | 6 Comments

This vampire feeds On souls not blood On energy And care Its teeth are hidden In a smile That denies what’s Really there This vampire’s needs Disconsolate Will bleed your heart Till dry But any Reciprocity This vampire Will deny … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged dark, denial, emotional, Human, Relationships, shallow, vampire, vampiric | 12 Comments

Water Damage

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Helen

With me It’s always water damage Every place I’ve lived it seems Will have plumbing problems Eventually So I should have known That foolish moment Of romantic conceit When I declared to myself You were a storm in my life … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged damage, dark, delusion, denial, Love, Relationships, Water, Water damage | 12 Comments

Denied

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Helen

He would cry down the phone as he told her how unattached he was He would ring incessantly to repeat how she may be hurt should she expect too much He did his best to destroy any men who were … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged dark, denial, madness, Musings, Relationships, truth | 21 Comments

The Quietest Time of Night

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Helen

Waves on the shoreline Beat back endless Cresting peaks Crash on indifferent sands Above the moon Shines pale, strange light At the quietest time of night Footprints washed away now Travellers passing unseen Fleeting, softly Traversing in silence Above the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged acceptance, moon, Musings, Quiet, sea, seashore, silence, Spiritual, waves | 4 Comments

Unrequited

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Helen

I turn my face From yours Your lips capture Only my cheek So I am polite Not passionate And words of love I will not speak You turn your face To mine Your eyes implore My very soul But to … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged denial, loss, Love, Relationships, Romance, truth, unrequited love | 5 Comments

Eternity

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Helen

Patience is a virtue they say so I wait Hours pass like a year or more in a day If you’d smile turn your gaze to me you would see Moments now without your gaze are eternity (c) Helen Valentina … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged Aspiration, eternity, Love, Relationships, Spiritual, time | 4 Comments

Bubble bath

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Helen

Bubble bath Sheer indulgence Senses primed by water and perfume I recline A momentary movie star luxuriating in my mind A happy reverie, simple dream One by one the bubbles burst Last ones forming moving pictures on the water’s surface … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged Bathtub, bubble bath, luxury, relaxation, Water | 16 Comments

Witch Hunt

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Helen

Raven hair Splayed in water Desperate web See how This gypsy’s daughter’s Fortunes ebb Older gods Spells and chanting Drag her down One salvation They are granting If she drowns Weighted cords Tie her feet Clasp her hands Her lungs … Continue reading →