Tag Archives: Aspiration

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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Still

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Helen

Still photography terrifies Pinned like a butterfly To the wall A moment in time Captured forever No hope of revision Excision To this perpetual vision It was but a moment Fleeting expression Trace of a smile Just gone And the … Continue reading →

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Chef

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Helen

The chef pauses for a moment Before stirring his creation Weighs the virtues and the limits Of the spices here arrayed This is artistry of the moment Flavours mixed like a devotion And there’s more than just mere chemistry In … Continue reading →

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Friendship

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Helen

Friendship eternal Growth through years and tears Hands that clasp We never ask For explanations Of hopes and fears Friendship strong The bonds that will not break To give a gift Returned in full Forgive all slights And lost mistakes … Continue reading →

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Heart Shaped

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Helen

She wore a heart-shaped ring On her middle finger In dusty coffee shops She would dream and linger She was just a song Sung by another singer Wearing her heart-shaped ring On her middle finger She had a heart-shaped sign … Continue reading →

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Whenever I Love

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Helen

He said that the walnuts Looked like a brain Defiant, built sand castles Out in the rain Divined all the mysteries I couldn’t explain But unlike that last winter He won’t come again He seemed like a man But was … Continue reading →

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Jubilee

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Helen

We all arrived for the Jubilee Where entertainment was for free The day so celebratory The wonderful, wonderful Jubilee We came to hear the crooners sing After the wedding see the ring We loved most all and everything Whatever the … Continue reading →

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Taken

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Helen

I was taken by your smile Warm eyes crinkled Deep etched dimples Radiating something inner That was laughing to be free Azure eyes can really sparkle When the lilt of silver laughter Joins the image So uniquely and so completely … Continue reading →

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Kingdom of Heaven

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Helen

This kingdom of heaven is desolate Cold winter has come to its shores A battalion of wariness follows And like slaves we are called to the oars Guide this ship cross uncertain horizons Find no angels to sing in your … Continue reading →

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