Tag Archives: dark

Magician

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Helen

The magician draws the night About his shoulders as a cloak His ritual is deep delight A fire rising from its smoke Dimensions open to his word And spirits rising from their graves A bloodied heart, a fiery sword Damnation … Continue reading →

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Artist

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Helen

Be for me an artist of my memory These shining links which fill the void-less universe are only you Your hand which binds enchains me in your brittle grasp Sweet Eros on the hunt throw out your snares for I … Continue reading →

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Aftermath

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Helen

We will till the fields in the aftermath We will grow new harvests We will tend new paths We will dream of better days As gods dance and laugh We will till the fields in the aftermath We will lay … Continue reading →

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Madness

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Helen

The madness of despair rides through her She breathes discontent and lability, her frown one moment turns to joy then darkens once again She is contradictions in all forms and cannot find the centre of herself let alone her world, … Continue reading →

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Solace

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Helen

Where find such solace When inevitable decay Spreads its diseased tendrils Across each and every pathway? Once friends and now so other Though I tried To still the tide You are yourself Can be no other Can be no other … Continue reading →

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Feeding Time For Fools – for Prompt 24 – Vixen

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Helen

They have named me vixen These shrewd, careful boys In a word they have captured All elements, all meanings As though in describing thus I am therefore contained It’s just feeding time for fools And only fools here remain They … Continue reading →

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Dragon Song

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Helen

I hear the softest melody Above my bed head canopy Its lyrics will encompass me And from its call I’m never free I heard it when I was a child The call of hunger and the wild And you may … Continue reading →

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Possession

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Helen

Take me within you, take me inside Give me surrender, nothing denied I am your compass, forsaking all pride Take me within you, take me inside Let me true know you, let me true know All that’s in heaven, all … Continue reading →

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Sadness

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Helen

I am a sadness without name Tears are unshed from blue grey eyes I am a candle without a flame Dull recognition without surprise Disconsolate dreaming without an aim Where is the sky for this bird to arise? Where is … Continue reading →

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Dancing

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Helen

We were all dancing, lost in the wind Where one would stop, another begin All of this laughter, none of it sin We were just dancing, lost in the wind Follow the piper into the wood Some music tempting, some … Continue reading →

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