Tag Archives: age

Turning of the Years

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Helen

This is the turning of the years One day like another Yet marked by anniversaries Of births, deaths, loves and loss This is the turning of the years Each seven years our cells Reproduce and re-invent themselves The DNA continues … Continue reading →

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Shifting Sand

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Helen

If it were to end now I wouldn’t mind I’ve led a full life to my definition There’s little left behind I’ve tasted love enough to fill me My hunger was refined And I’ve learnt to be more generous More … Continue reading →

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One Stage

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Helen

There once was a poet that yearned To speak of the fires that burned Within an old heart But where would she start To tell of the lessons she’s learned? The wisdom of life and of age Could tell such … Continue reading →

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Fire

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Helen

Where the fire of our youth, the stretch and yearning that inspired? Where the dreams and ambitions which unearthed our cherished selves? Where the belief that all was possible, anything reachable, to us Despite the failure of former generations we … Continue reading →

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So Many

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Helen

So many years since I thought of a man’s gaze as the gaze of a man So many games missed, not seeing that the maze was part of the plan How many glances now have I passed by which should … Continue reading →

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Age

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Helen

Age does not always wither It may release Stiffer joints have less dominion With the passing of care Time itself Does not lend wisdom But irradiates Some lessons learned Freedom becomes Another term for Relinquishing what was yearned So much … Continue reading →

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Memory

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Helen

Crystalline light refracts before tired eyes Do I know this place? So strange to not trust familiarity It may be illusory cosmetic, or real All the same now I do not know Words used to flow like rivers from my … Continue reading →

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Before the Decline

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Helen

Nature is at its most beautiful The moment before the decay Flowers in full bloom Butterflies in flight Hovering over the precipice Of decline Similarly the lines of age Upon a face Begin to trace The trajectory of wisdom The … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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