Tag Archives: acceptance

Rivals

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Helen

Symbiotic twins it seems Too alike Too similar backgrounds Too common talents Every twin must find Their own identity So it is For you and me Perhaps within alliances Of this kind Breeds the contempt Of familiarity Some unconscious Separation … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged acceptance, competition, dark, denial, Relationships, rivalry, truth, Twin, twins | 15 Comments

Aging

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Helen

Each day so silent Near imperceptible The lines around my eyes grow deeper, more sustained My body just that bit more stiff on rising My recovery just sightly slower from exertion Aging is a stealth bomb Creeping up on you, … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged acceptance, age, aging, denial, older | 11 Comments

Faux Diet

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Helen

I sweat and strain to reach a weight Do not accept my body’s fate To curve and bloom where I’d concave A silhouette that I’d create I know the ways I should behave The regimen and calories saved To see … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged acceptance, diet, dieting, fashion, food, Humor, Musings, truth, Weight loss | 8 Comments

War

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Helen

Dread-soaked heart Heads bowed Begin to mourn The soldiers see Their victory lost At break of dawn No heralds blazing No help arriving The eve before The choice was made This battle lost To win the war (c) Helen Valentina … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged acceptance, Battles, Combat, dark, denial, loss, regret, war | 7 Comments

Ambition

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Helen

Embrace sloth It’s so much less effort Don’t be so driven to unrealised goals Recognise the wisdom in slowing down a moment Or the beauty in repose Ambition’s just another name for neurosis You can run a race so hard … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged acceptance, ambition, Aspiration, competition, effort, goals, Humor, neurosis, Philosophy, sloth | 13 Comments

Weariness

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Helen

A weariness engulfs me I am spent And yet the drive to find these words Will not relent Release me yet Within my bones An ache arises And like a serpent coiled within Prepares to strike With sudden ferocity Bidding … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged acceptance, creativity, Dreams, muse, sleep, Sleep Disorders, slumber, weariness | 10 Comments

Opposites

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Helen

In a dream it seems that I awoke In wakefulness I’ve slept In my loss I found that I have gained In relinquishing, I’ve kept Touch the heart of unreality Disbelieve what I know is true In the centre of … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged acceptance, Aspiration, Musings, mystic, Philosophy, Psychology, Spiritual, truth, Yang-Yin | 10 Comments

Hope

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Helen

For me Hope has always been The thing you have When you already know Deep inside That something won’t happen It is the defiant Small, calling card That tries to deny What is already seen In so doing It withers … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry | Tagged acceptance, Aspiration, denial, God, hope, Philosophy, Spiritual, truth | 8 Comments

Unloved

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Helen

Had I never tasted chocolate would I miss it? I have not known love, not really, so do not care Its particular sweetness, of which I have so often read or heard, is a taste foreign to my experience And … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged acceptance, dark, denial, lost love, Love, Musings, pain, passion, Relationships | 8 Comments

Cicada Song

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Helen

Cicada song, crackling Soul sound in this night Preternatural stillness Source of odd and dread delight Deeper fear now working Burrowing within An aged mind here reflecting On deeds and words replete with sin Cicada rhythm constant A metronome of sort … Continue reading →