Tag Archives: Aspiration

Locket

The perfect locket Fine etched gold Hides your secrets Deep within How it shimmers In the moonlight Gold flecked warmth Like sun on skin And he’s thinking As it glistens This may be a way To begin Gilt edged locket … Continue reading

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Face

Beautiful face Perfect blend Of symmetry and grace The golden mean Has found its place On this beautiful face Deep shining eyes Hooded mystery Hints at the prize This is artistry In human guise Seen through beautiful eyes The depths … Continue reading

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Reclaim

Sweat on the brow The moment is now Hold still my heart As I depart Grow strong the flame Let me reclaim My true birthright On this good night (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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Transcend

Between us all perhaps Are threads of light Shimmering For those with eyes to see Ephemeral connection Pulsing with pure love Every moment As we breathe The mystics say that God is One And so it seems are we In … Continue reading

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Brightest Flame

The brightest flames Burn too quick And are gone The purest melodies Barely last For a song The strongest heart Beats its rhythm Too brief The greatest souls Find that time Is a thief And in these moments Of loss … Continue reading

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First Crush

When I was sixteen I saw a face I will never forget Upon his skin Not yet a trace Of time’s sweet savagery yet I yearned for him But spoke no words All these secrets that I kept At sixteen … Continue reading

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The Limerick That Yearned For More

There once was a limerick I knew That people would quote in review A laugh it would bring While it yearned to sing Of something more pure and true But the truth will not bring it much cheer Since sonnets … Continue reading

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Stars

Dismay Today I pray The way Will cut through all dismay, today you Give to my heart, I pray, the way through It’s true I do Come through For you My heart was yours then, it’s true I do care … Continue reading

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Anticipation

First a creeping fear The unknown peeks Its shadowed head above the bow In this debut year The author finds she speaks Of truths hidden until now Every step she takes One piece of her goal Slots quiet, firm in … Continue reading

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Voyager

When I was a child I dreamed I was a tiger Roaring in my backyard As though in Africa As a teen I yearned for music To be dancing with the stars In a Hollywoodian moment Within America In my … Continue reading

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