Tag Archives: belief

Luminescence

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Helen

They call you mystery Arching from the void Of limitless possibility A face beyond time Conscious thought or design Your call an ancient melody In abstract tongue Such light falls across the sky Luminescence from your eye They call you … Continue reading →

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So Many

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Helen

So many years since I thought of a man’s gaze as the gaze of a man So many games missed, not seeing that the maze was part of the plan How many glances now have I passed by which should … Continue reading →

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Tuxedo Nights

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Helen

I no longer yearn for tuxedo nights Glamour holds no sway on me Visceral hunger for elegantry Is frozen as a winter strewn lake I would no longer hold Gatsby’s hand Give him shelter in the jazz age Swinging softly … Continue reading →

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Forget Her – For Prompt 14 – The Music of Jeff Buckley

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Helen

The debris of these many years alights your mind like a firecracker out of season; a chance sighting on the street of similar hair, a similar walk and memories flooded back A dam unstuck, overwhelming And you thought you could … Continue reading →

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Trenchcoat Song

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Helen

Trenchcoat covers Neck against a chill That slivers down the alleyway All the way to hell Frost upon the grass breaks As stranger’s feet tread by Players roll their dice to see Who may live or die High heeled, cool … Continue reading →

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Tales of Endearment

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Helen

Such precious moments Across the arc of days Caress the sensitive soul Sets the timid heart ablaze Stories of exquisite form Kindness quietly given Moments of pure lucidity Where emotion’s driven Tales of endearment sparkle Not as drama, mystique Just … Continue reading →

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Chaos is My Friend

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Helen

Primordial, primal energy The Tower always falls Undifferentiated mystery Distant, deep cat calls Dragon stirs within Orion Sweeps stars now with his wings While this little world is dying A new birth gently sings Out of all destruction Out of … Continue reading →

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Redemption

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Helen

I beat upon Redemption’s door Lamenting Fall upon the floor I know that I’ve Been here before I cry aloud My reverie I’m broken, yearning To be free I’ve bled inside The heart of me I use the whip Across … Continue reading →

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I Saw Him Watching Me Watching You

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Helen

I saw him watching me watching you All the elements came crashing through All the meanings of glances, it’s true So I don’t know what I should now do In his eyes were the words he might say In discussion … Continue reading →

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Holy Grail

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Helen

And would we fall before The Holy Grail And would we fall? Would we recognise A moment’s purity Would we recognise? Each day travelled in The modern world Seems travesty Were my spirit and My honor bound What’s left to … Continue reading →

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