Tag Archives: belief

For Ionia, Part 2 – In honour of her victory over cancer

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Helen

Under parched earth the seed of health and hope slumbered, waiting the moment to arise The sky above so bleak seemed bent on sadness yet held within its sweet surprise That rain will fall eventually and open joyful eyes The … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Fire, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 23 Comments

Thrice

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Helen

Pity me, he said Look and see I’ve bled My forsaken youth Is my final proof I am innocent Of all dark intent Pity me, he said Look, see how I’ve bled Forgive me he cried Though I’ve thrice denied … Continue reading →

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

Quiet Moments

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Helen

These quiet moments by your side Above all doubt, above all pride Heads here bent, and arms entwined Drinking all from the divine These soft words spoken end of day that wash all fear and pain away A touch of … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Clones

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Helen

I am you and you are me Cloned with her in harmony Next step in humanity One and one and one makes three You are me and I am you DNA competing through Dictates all we feel and do One … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Dare

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Helen

Dare I wish? These old forsaken hands Can they clasp To questions asked Or works demand? Dare I try? To ignore the path of old Be the scribe To muted memory And stories yet untold? Dare I reach? For brief … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Weep

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Helen

Do angels weep Before such loss Or watch with indifferent eyes Singing such dirges to the skies As praises to the God on high Upon whose face they gaze? Do angels feel The pain of man Or contemplate one step … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

A Thousand Times – for Prompt 8 – The Boy In The Red Vest

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Helen

      I have written this a thousand times Tried cursive calligraphy Complicated rhymes Called you cruel and irrational Then beauteous, sublime I’ve written this A thousand times I have given you a thousand names I’ve accepted all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Never

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Helen

Now never a path back This road is broken Beaten down This is just sterile Conquered ground Now never a path back We’ll never speak of this As strangers pass Across these streets Where only loss And terror meets We’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Recognised Too Late

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Helen

They said they knew you They said they knew They understood you Saw right through They knew your patterns What you’d do They said they knew you They said they knew You made the liars Made them lie Just would … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Are you a Raven?

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Helen

Spreadeagled on the altar I wait ‘Are you a Raven?’ she asked I do not know, I do not know And does it matter? ‘It might’ she replied A Psychopomp Weaving its way to the underneath Coiled within waiting for … Continue reading →

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