Tag Archives: ambition

Prom Queen

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Helen

She was once the prom queen She was held in high esteem There was never in between Not for this pure prom queen That was in her younger days Then she had her power plays And she had her charming … Continue reading →

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Sinews and Creation – for Prompt 37 Unavoidable Pain

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Helen

Lower back too stationary Too long Upper back moves, repetition Too strong Imbalance now is at the centre Can’t last Every word that I have written Too fast Sinews and creation’s drive Don’t bend Any wisdom drawn from age is … Continue reading →

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Laika

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Helen

Confinement is imprisonment Little pioneer of science Once the vastness of your world Comprised of dirty, city streets And endlessness was hunger Cold and pain Brothers and sisters found In science’s sepulchral walls Once worthless finding worth In expendability All … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Day

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Helen

As the cacophony of celebration settles Into the grooves of hopefulness and aspiration The world teeters on a precipice Of its own unconscious design May we have quiet This New Year’s Day May we rest As astrologers and prophets pen … Continue reading →

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New Year Resolutions

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Helen

Most years I don’t bother with new year resolutions. If I do make one, I keep it, despite all odds. One year I vowed not to eat chocolate for a whole year. Anyone who knows me would know that’s a … Continue reading →

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Flawless

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Helen

It was flawless This turn on the boards Performance of a lifetime Every word spoken Trembled in perfection Every move was grace Why did it feel hollow Why a ringing tone Echoes in my ear? Could it be exquisite Is another … Continue reading →

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Shooting Star

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Helen

He was a shooting star Across a desolate sky A moment of brilliance In a blanket of darkness He shined briefly Before he fell Icarus personified Climbing his stairway To sunlit heaven Before his own shining Rivalled the fire And … Continue reading →

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Dream Team

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Helen

They are the dream team They’re winners all Talents to the extreme Answer the call They are the best breedPedigreed stars Anything you might need Nothing’s too far They are the A class Top of the grade Never an impasse … Continue reading →

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Byzantium

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Helen

May as well have been In Byzantium All history’s glory Lost in tedium Of the lost but free Let me be the one To have finished what I have just begun All hyperbole And such drama here Might just be … Continue reading →

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Go The Distance

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Helen

I desire to go the distance of the fire Ambition is my true mistress I’ll not tire I prefer the higher mountain here to climb I’ll revere the call of reason not the rhyme I desire to go the distance … Continue reading →

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