Tag Archives: choice

Guilt

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Helen

I am drawn out on this rack Spread like withered newspaper crackling and brown; I have hungered beyond earthly recognition for a moment of almost predatory peace Sweet skeleton irradiates unspoken crimes; days long ago during summer’s idyll, where we … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged acceptance, childhood, choice, cruelty, dark, denial, dishonesty, Games, guilt, memory, Musings, Philosophy, truth | 8 Comments

Kissing’s Sake

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Helen

I knew you In the moment of the kiss I knew that nothing Would be more or less than this This was it all Just the touch of lip and tongue No serenade to art Or of romance there begun … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged choice, dark, denial, Kiss, lust, memory, Musings, Relationships, truth | 19 Comments

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 →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged Aspiration, belief, choice, cruelty, dark, denial, lost love, madness, pain, passion, Philosophy, redemption, Religion Spirituality, Spiritual, truth | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged Aspiration, belief, choice, crush, denial, Love, Musings, pain, passion, Relationships, shyness, socially awkward, truth, unrequited love | 8 Comments

RCC Update – Getting Closer Day by Day

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Helen

Hi Everyone Just posting a brief RCC update about my upcoming novel The Seed. It’s getting closer every day to when I can confidently launch it. Lulu.com have finished … Continue reading →

Posted in Conversation, Fire | Tagged Amazon, Amazon Kindle, Apple, Aspiration, August, bloggers, choice, cover art, creativity, E-book, lulu.com, Nook, novel, publishing, RCC, RCC Update, Rome Construction Crew, self-publishing, The Seed, WordPress | 30 Comments

Kingmaker

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Helen

To be the kingmaker Rather than the king That’s the thing! Powerbroker plays Are the ones that pay In so many ways Giving your advice Never asking twice Trap them in their vice Spider web refined Competitors confined Proteges that … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged Aspiration, choice, cruelty, dark, denial, history, king, kingmaker, Musings, Philosophy, Politics, power, royalty, truth | 6 Comments

Wish Upon

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Helen

Light shadows cross my vision Photogenic spirits Near ectoplasmic form Bright pinpoint phosphorescence Repeating blinking Until dawn Daemons draw blood sustenance Winking just outside of view Are these days, weeks, months True memories Or just a story stumbled through? Body … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged choice, dark, death, delusion, denial, dissociation, madness, Philosophy, Spiritual, truth, Will-o'-the-wisp | 6 Comments

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 →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged alchemy, Arthurian, Aspiration, belief, choice, dark, denial, Holy Grail, honor, Musings, myth, Philosophy, religion, Spiritual, truth | 11 Comments

White Death

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Helen

White death arrives As snow upon a desert sand And purity is sterility Cold porcelain and age White death arrives Blizzard across aching bones All these many years Forfeit to an icy hand White death arrives Encompassing all colour Talisman … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged alchemy, angels, Aspiration, belief, choice, colour, death, Life, near death experience, Spiritual, truth, white | 8 Comments

Support

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Helen

How oft I find when I am wearied most And weakened by the stresses of the day Tis then I’m called upon to be the host For those that grieve, or other fears allay When I could cheerfully sound my … Continue reading →