Tag Archives: Aspiration

Persuasion

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Helen

Such gentle words Rippling like smoke Against a rainy windowpane I remember your face Angled as you turned To see the door open And all the past return Scattered like debris on the café floor You pressed me for A … Continue reading →

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A Pre-Emptive Apology To My WordPress Family….

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Helen

Hi From time to time I’ve said my work life is mad. Trust me, it is. But for the most part I had a schedule to allow me to blog regardless of the hours and stresses of my work life – an … Continue reading →

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Multitudes

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Helen

‘I am large, I contain multitudes’ Walt Whitman The concept of the singular Is foreign to you Your personalities are so multiple You hardly knew The impact of your lack Of linearity The way the others round you yearned For … Continue reading →

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Frozen Sea

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Helen

‘A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us’ Franz Kafka This bloodless fluid in stasis Ancient ocean frozen like a lake for lighthearted ice skating in the depths of winter I am but a surface, still … Continue reading →

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Morality

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Helen

‘Morality is the weakness of the mind’ Arthur Rimbaud A worthy gift for gods Too drunk on their immortality A tribute as a delicacy Of all of man’s fragility Dishonour of morality The weakness of the world I lay this … Continue reading →

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Perception

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Helen

What I see Is not what you mean me to see What I hear Is not what you say What I feel Is a better barometer For the things You would desire, prefer You’re a ghost Living in human bones … Continue reading →

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Storm Season

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Helen

You are storm season Electricity crackling On a dry, grey afternoon sky Distant rumbling Of thunder Like chariots passing by You are storm season You are lightning striking Lone tree hill An exclamation point as highlight Terrible truth Rising within … Continue reading →

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Apprentice

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Helen

He said ‘you’ll be my apprentice to darkness and light’ He festered in hallways dripping sigils, with flames burning bright And I thought I’d surrender, believed that I might Learn of secrets so hidden, so lost in this night He … Continue reading →

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Red Carpet

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Helen

Stiletto Calves are sleek and long perfection She shimmers Her face bold and strong complexion Red Carpet The flashbulbs play her star blessed theme For fame now nothing she’d aver for esteem © Helen Valentina 2013 All Rights Reserved

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The Sunny Side

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Helen

When shadows thicken Along the wall When music is swelling Clarion call When soldiers are marching And death has a bride We need to cling on to The sunny side When hope lies so broken On the floor When all … Continue reading →

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