Tag Archives: Aspiration

Sherlock

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Helen

Trying to be Sherlock Scanning the scene Looking for connections Linking in between Crystalline deduction Shimmer in the weave Searching for the proof now For all that we believe Feel like Dr Watson Following behind Have your own true brilliance … Continue reading →

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Trust

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Helen

This sweet weaponry I give to you With whispered confidences true Please do not use or misconstrue If I should ever part from you This trust I show is deep and strong Your heart a place where this belongs My … Continue reading →

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Growing Pains

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Helen

A little girl born in the world of man A lesser being Made to understand Less touch and then a lesser turning head to see her pictures drawn to hear the words she said Within a family exists the world … 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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Free

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Helen

Free from thought Free from time Free from consequence Free from crime Free from circumstance Free from fear Free from sympathy Free from cheer Free from thoughts now Free from strife May as well be Free from life © Helen … 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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Recovery

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Helen

The day dawns less grey Less oppressive seems the sun And lights that lead the way show simpler pathways here to run Your name is not a beating repetition in my heart No image of your leaving haunts each day … Continue reading →

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Global

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Helen

Reaching across the hemispheres Thoughts electric and unbound Ride on heart, on thought, on tears History has run aground Inter-connected artistry Sings the song the mystics know All that this world is to me All the knowledge I can know … Continue reading →

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Imperial Linen

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Helen

Imperial linen Perfectly white Sun through lace curtains Totally bright Coffee at 8 am Croissant on the side Finest suits to wear Nothing denied Passion’s not limited To silken sheets Precision and discipline Also compete Imperial linen Promises here All … Continue reading →

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Simplicity

Posted on November 23, 2013 by Helen

The simplicity of moments A child’s laugh A pure blue sky The face of a friend The perfect butterfly The simplicity is all The simplicity of lifetimes Youthful innocence Tempestuous adolescence Stretching wings of adulthood Yielding now to aging’s essence … Continue reading →

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