Tag Archives: Aspiration

End Game

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Helen

Poised on the precipice The Fool dances Plans and strategies Are just words on paper Marks on maps The quantum of force Blisters through intellect Is brute force the answer Or another riddle to solve For end game? Flying above … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Time’s Drive

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Helen

Driving need to fill Up time; hours pass Quickly when unrelenting Wishes command All thought of rest Departs; a distant friend Half remembered Lazing on a beach Unaware of the sun’s Dreadful dominion Soaking up rays Forgetting minutes, hours, days … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Belong

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Helen

I have never had this feeling What it is to just belong I’ve an independent streak Sometimes stubborn, sometimes strong So I guess you see bemusement As you look upon my face I’ve been alone in certain solitude Never seeking … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

For You

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Helen

These things I do I do for you We band of friends Until the end These battles won Have just begun Mere games we play Must pass away The stakes are high And yet I’ll try To soothe your mind … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Dreams For Sale

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Helen

Dreams for sale Man at the doorway Peddling hope Aspiring To beat the odds now Try to cope Dreams for rent Going cheap these days This can’t last Grab it quick Only one user From the past Dreams to trade … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Feather

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Helen

Abraxas and Maat Playing chess Determining the balance Of light and dark Life and death Growth and entropy Redemption has not strayed To this hall for eons now Supplicants to lesser gods Are shunned We witness here The threshold of … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Dragonfly

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Helen

Dragonfly soul; enwrap me till I am lost Flying high above me; streaks of light abound Touch my hand Bid me enter here to your hearth Dragonfly wings; shelter me now from the storm (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Wings of Angels

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Helen

On wings of angels Seraphim carry me Above the darkness Up from the deepest sea Angelic songs awake Souls now to hear the call Let me feel everything Let me embrace them all Bowed at the feet of The Mother … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Faithful Friend

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Helen

I still dream of the little dog I had as a child Like her spirit has followed me Carefree and wild And she comes when I need her With her comfort so mild Oh what a faithful companion To have … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 19 Comments

Would Be King – Joined Limericks

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Helen

There once was a would be king With raised eyebrow and dark onyx ring With his people held sway But his words gave away Aristocracy’s just not his thing For those that would be born to rule Should not take … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , | 15 Comments