Tag Archives: age

Time’s Servant

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Helen

I am nothing if not time’s servant I hear his voice Whisper just out of reach Urging hurry, hurry Lest I lose A precious second to indolence or Mere pleasure Tick tock Says the clock Above my head Filling me … Continue reading →

Posted in Air | Tagged age, dark, pointlessness, racing, servant, time | 7 Comments

Harbinger

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Helen

I see the harbinger of the days to come The signs are so clear And the taste of death So rancid on my tongue I have travelled too far And learned too much to deny The crow so dark Against … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged acceptance, age, Charon, death, harbinger, knowledge, underworld | 2 Comments

The Loneliness of Time

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Helen

She was acquainted with the loneliness of time And though she did not speak of it, nor Dare to sing its saddest songs She knew it all along And on the seashore, at the pier She can hear the seagulls … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged age, isolation, loneliness, seashore, seaside, Spiritual, time | 9 Comments

The Mystery

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Helen

I could not capture the mystery It was too deeply etched on a face too hidden from full view Those days we often laughed and dreamt wild dreams that only youth would dare to dream And in those days I … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged age, belief, bravery, chimera, Dream, fear, mystery, oddity, strange, youth | 3 Comments

(Micropoetry) Awaken

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Helen

Do you awaken to this call? Spread red gold wings Shake off your history and rise for the dawn of this brave new aeon? (C) Helen Valentina 2016

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged aeon, age, birth, dragon, eon, micropoetry, new, spiitual | 2 Comments

(Micropoetry) Pure

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Helen

Such simple hope Pure moment Pure embrace Challenging time Winning in the depth Of a mutual smile (c) Helen Valentina 2016

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged age, couple, embrace, hope, Love, micropoetry, mutual, winning | 5 Comments

Last Ritual

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Helen

At the last ritual of a dying world we dance Veiled in red we swarm to mingle in a throng of fiery endings seeking out the new beginnings buried deep below the citadels we burn An ancient call and wisdom … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged age, beginnings, burning, decay, dying, endings, loss, new world, old world, ritual, sacrifice, wisdom | 2 Comments

Once

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Helen

So long ago It seems another lifetime Another girl Not me But even so My heart knew something deep How to take flight Be free But only once I felt this deeply Like some wonder To behold So long ago … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged age, belief, freedom, heart, lost love, Love, old, regret, youth'young | 2 Comments

Future Minds

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Helen

These youths that deride Our older remedies Are the future minds That one day yet will take Upon themselves The shackles of the age And as they age they’ll know They’re only future minds For but the briefest time Once … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged age, ambition, arrogance, belief, future minds, knowledge, self beleif, time, wisdom, youth | Leave a comment

Ring

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Helen

This ring binds Golden latchkey The petals strewn Across this bed Have wilted over time This ring binds This ring clasps Withered fingers Age has leached All sense of reason Habit now is king This ring clasps This ring endures … Continue reading →