Tag Archives: Aspiration

Monday Musing

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Helen

Taking the day off Shrugging off the sense of work Blackberry beckons Itemize the list of actions that justified this Monday reprieve Do each one before lunchtime if you find you can Then you might relax Telephone rings out Breaks … Continue reading →

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Love Rites

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Helen

Rose quartz illuminated Procession of women Of porcelain hue Glowing with knowledge And unity The moment before Sweet surrender To the tones and pitch Of love Dark onyx undulates Rings on broad fingers Passing dark hooded eyes Celebration of men … Continue reading →

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Modern Day Court

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Helen

The Boardroom here’s A medieval court The games here played Are of the vicious sort It’s just who you know And who the ‘king’ may blame That will see you rise Or kills your game You future plays With truth … Continue reading →

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Game Score

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Helen

If you would walk Step by step with me For but one day All our differences Brooding wrongs Might ease away If you would walk Down a pathway here For just a mile We may unite Relinquish all our cause … Continue reading →

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The Beloved

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Helen

The Beloved is Music above melody Wordless lyrics The small light In a darkened room Spilling illumination Defiantly, perpetually Eternally The Beloved is A single bird against A cloudless sky The soft murmur Of wind across raging water The single … Continue reading →

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3 Month Bloggerversary

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Helen

          Tonight will mark my three month bloggerversary – three months ago I finally set my first poems to ‘public’ on the blog and went to bed not expecting anyone to even look at the blog till I … Continue reading →

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Almost There

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Helen

The dominion here Of the greedy lost With their cruel neglect Shown through burdened cost Takes us centre stage Where they bleed us most In a tragedy Purest tragedy Dislocate whole tribes From a living wage Systematic loss Writ on … Continue reading →

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Phoenix

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Helen

On this day And on this morn The past gives way A dream is born Aspiring eyes Will softly gleam And slowly rise To clutch their dream The pen will write The voice will sing The power of might The … Continue reading →

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Hairdresser Salon

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Helen

Hairdryer hum, music just below conscious thought Slightly chilled colours strange that seep against scalp Watch the time soon to rise and rinse Emerge new Butterfly of chemical hues is now born

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The BA

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Helen

Sometimes as I peruse My workplace budget Some strange delight Suggests I am a frustrated accountant Other times when navigating Complex and intense Interpersonal conversation A little thrill Suggests a frustrated psychologist instead Sometimes as I ponder The abstract and … Continue reading →

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