Tag Archives: alchemy

Artist

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Helen

Be for me an artist of my memory These shining links which fill the void-less universe are only you Your hand which binds enchains me in your brittle grasp Sweet Eros on the hunt throw out your snares for I … Continue reading →

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Artistry Birth

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Helen

The artist’s brush Paints me And I awaken The canvas soft Supports me And I breathe The colours bright Adorn me And I dance And when you gaze Upon my portrait I’m alive © Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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A Kinder Day

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Helen

I am sleeping in my cocoon Transformation painful, dark These nightmares of disintegration This transcendental elevation As I am broken down within To arise the butterfly in new skin Nigredo dark and deep despair You feel that you will never … Continue reading →

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Rondelet Rounds

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Helen

Desolate soul With your loss I’m broken and bare Desolate soul Would my pain engulf me here whole Render me unconscious of care Make all those that see me beware Desolate soul Woken again Hear your voice on my telephone … Continue reading →

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Dragon Song

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Helen

I hear the softest melody Above my bed head canopy Its lyrics will encompass me And from its call I’m never free I heard it when I was a child The call of hunger and the wild And you may … Continue reading →

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Possession

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Helen

Take me within you, take me inside Give me surrender, nothing denied I am your compass, forsaking all pride Take me within you, take me inside Let me true know you, let me true know All that’s in heaven, all … Continue reading →

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Voyage Within

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Helen

There is warmth beyond words There is a depth without measure There is a heart that just beats With a golden light treasure And such truth needs no evidence And such love stands apart It’s more grace here than providence … Continue reading →

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Dancing

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Helen

We were all dancing, lost in the wind Where one would stop, another begin All of this laughter, none of it sin We were just dancing, lost in the wind Follow the piper into the wood Some music tempting, some … Continue reading →

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Waiting

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Helen

Wait for me one more night Seek me out now in my flight I am burning, burning bright Wait for me one more night Seek for me one more day Find me waiting anyway Listen to these words I say … Continue reading →

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Over-Heated

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Helen

You are overheated Your grasp is too reaching and your grip too weak You are fevered like a summer day With only sweat to cool you down No breeze will break the tempest Written on your brow Your heart is … Continue reading →

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