Tag Archives: choice

Slither

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Helen

You are susseration Serpent slithering Softly, silently You ask supplication Service and servitude Suiting your sin Such solace in solitude Somehow so sinister Soothsayer’s song You are susseration Serpent that slithers Silent assassin Seeking serenity © Helen Valentina 2013, All … Continue reading →

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Jubilee

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Helen

We all arrived for the Jubilee Where entertainment was for free The day so celebratory The wonderful, wonderful Jubilee We came to hear the crooners sing After the wedding see the ring We loved most all and everything Whatever the … Continue reading →

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Taken

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Helen

I was taken by your smile Warm eyes crinkled Deep etched dimples Radiating something inner That was laughing to be free Azure eyes can really sparkle When the lilt of silver laughter Joins the image So uniquely and so completely … Continue reading →

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Kingdom of Heaven

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Helen

This kingdom of heaven is desolate Cold winter has come to its shores A battalion of wariness follows And like slaves we are called to the oars Guide this ship cross uncertain horizons Find no angels to sing in your … Continue reading →

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Withering

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Helen

You endured her withering gaze You had to Her door was a ritual passageway A way through Her inspection is cold and precise She means to Makes us creatures of her own device Agreed to Like the crone she’s meticulously … Continue reading →

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Dancing All Alone

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Helen

I’m dancing all alone To sleepy syncopation Every slide and step just seems A singular innovation The sweep of saxophone And I’m dreaming of the night I’m just dancing all alone It’s a kind of sweet delight I’m humming to … Continue reading →

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Hotel Rooms

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Helen

Those days we met In hotel rooms And spent such lazy Afternoons We made our secrets And promised twice To fool all others About our vice We drank champagne In silken sheets Our favourite tunes Played on repeat A recipe … Continue reading →

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Short Leaveof Absence

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Helen

  Hi Everyone I’m sitting here on Saturday morning, my time, nursing this nasty cold/flu that seems to be traversing the world right now. And I’m finding the initial ‘feel much better to just get out of bed’ feeling I had … Continue reading →

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Paradoxical

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Helen

I woke one morning to recall A night without a dream at all And from this dreamless well arose Such choices, of which none I chose And from such choices turned away Came shafts of sunlight without day And memories … Continue reading →

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First

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Helen

I wish you were my first love I wish no others came before My hand and yours fit like a glove And so to all the gods implore Re-write my ancient history And make my heart unbroken be For I … Continue reading →

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