Tag Archives: alchemy

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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Shape Shifter

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Helen

That morning you did not look like you Your body was much broader And your eyes a different hue No clarity and no order Where once you were a gazelle You seemed so much the bear I nearly passed unknowing … Continue reading →

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Summer Sandals

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Helen

She wore red summer sandals And peasant skirts She drank in the sunshine Like a sensual balm And for this special goddess No day could come to harm She was the essence of The perfect summer day She wore purple … Continue reading →

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Multitudes

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Helen

‘I am large, I contain multitudes’ Walt Whitman The concept of the singular Is foreign to you Your personalities are so multiple You hardly knew The impact of your lack Of linearity The way the others round you yearned For … Continue reading →

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Perception

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Helen

What I see Is not what you mean me to see What I hear Is not what you say What I feel Is a better barometer For the things You would desire, prefer You’re a ghost Living in human bones … Continue reading →

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Apprentice

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Helen

He said ‘you’ll be my apprentice to darkness and light’ He festered in hallways dripping sigils, with flames burning bright And I thought I’d surrender, believed that I might Learn of secrets so hidden, so lost in this night He … Continue reading →

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Sheltering Wings

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Helen

These sheltering wings Encompass the world With promise and hope All flags unfurled To make discord unity To nourish the soul Give light in the darkness Completes now the whole These sheltering wings Perfection of goal A wing span of … Continue reading →

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Cannot

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Helen

I cannot stand The aching of unfolding wings Re-structuring my bowing back The heaviness of astral strings I cannot bear The fluttering, heaving, hopeful heart Beseeching for some kindness here That sad bereavement may depart I cannot carry The pain … Continue reading →

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Come To Life

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Helen

Kiss me Come to life Touch me Come to life Breathe my breath Come to life Pale skin sheath Come to life Heartbreak Come to life No mistake Come to life Take my blood Come to life Feel the flood … Continue reading →

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Sparkle

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Helen

Your eyes would sparkle Meeting mine And in these moments was our history A full lifetime Every thought and feeling Reaching out As though we knew the answers, what this Was about That glorious sparkle Drew me in Like soul … Continue reading →

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