Tag Archives: Afterlife

Dead Zone

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Helen

Here we bleed Without fluidity The cuts are deep But leave no scars All secrets kept Beneath this canopy All dying light Like ancient stars Here we touch With no true intimacy A kiss is papery On drying lips Here … Continue reading →

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Lonely Goal

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Helen

Just one drop within the sea Merge with All so endlessly Mermaids whisper, return to me Return to me Just one star within the sky Multi faceted pinpoint eye Gone already, it’s just a lie Just a lie Just one … Continue reading →

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Too Sweet for Prompt 74 The Hollow Men by TS Elliot

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Helen

I have stepped across this threshold Mr Devil I can see you In that shrunken blackened doorway See your bony hand there beckoning Like a tide returning to the beach I hear your slyly sibilant, silent speech Making promises, and … Continue reading →

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Finding Liveable Accommodation For the Afterlife – for Prompt 73, 6 word stories

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Helen

This week mindlovemisery’s prompt defies a poetic response, but is still intriguing: http://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2014/09/21/prompt-73-6-words/ So, in the spirit of the challenge, I’d still like to do something slightly different (which is possibly breaking the rules a bit but bear with me) … Continue reading →

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After Life

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Helen

As we pass from life If there is nothing No consciousness or form Our bodies food for worms Or the crematorium fire Then there is no disappointment Or dismay There is nothing But if the soul Continues on Then who … Continue reading →

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