Category Archives: Water

Sinking

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Helen

Floating peacefully downstream Lost in exquisite Haunting dreams Gliding softly in the flow Where the foolish Often go I am sinking through my skin Water ends where I begin Songs are lilting through the spheres Let me melt And disappear Quick … Continue reading →

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Water Dragon

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Helen

I slither in depths Water fed Consuming my tail Shedding my crusted River formed skin I am older than you Water child I hold you in my embrace Shelter as you grow River formed skin Do not forsake me Water … Continue reading →

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After the Rain

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Helen

We will begin anew after the rain Nothing we here forgive nor explain Another day rises with its new refrain Sheltered we wait until the fallen showers temper their tempest to the quiet hours Remind us of gentleness within such … Continue reading →

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Outside

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Helen

I am my own jailor You don’t hold the key I am colder within Than the outside of me I gaze from my cell block To winter strewn day I laugh at your feeble Attempts to dismay Inside I am … Continue reading →

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Saw It Coming

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Helen

I saw it coming But you refused to see You shut your eyes And turned away from me The mirrored image Showed the tumults sway You wouldn’t notice You just looked away I saw it coming Saw it take you … Continue reading →

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Ice

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Helen

Ice is coming My friend So many years have passed And all our dreams outlast Its creeping pace But something is rising In their place It’s only ice Ice is coming My love Its slithering through our veins And our … Continue reading →

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Beacon

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Helen

Let me be your beacon Let me bring you home Wherever you may wander Wherever you may roam Across the darkest seas To the most distant shore Let me be your beacon Let me show you more Let me be … Continue reading →

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Peel – for Prompt 80, Unforgiven

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Helen

I peel you off Snake shedding its skin A little blood and pain A pure recompense And you are gone The remnants shrivel Curl and crackle Like dying embers In firelight at night And you are gone Fresh skin will … Continue reading →

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Angel

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Helen

Fluttering wings Against my cold cheek Foolish things Just a dream What does heaven seek Far downstream? Angels sigh But they never speak Only cry Be their host Once before you die Love the most (c) Helen Valentina 2014, All … Continue reading →

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Heaviness of Air

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Helen

He felt the heaviness of air Bearing down much more than gravity Elusive oppression stifling Upon his shoulders as a weight Waiting a moment on the stair Remembering light, a lover’s eyes So many years, a century As finer feelings … Continue reading →

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