Tag Archives: dark

Seance

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Helen

Spectral murmurings Darkened room Illumined by only candlelight Gathered here The disconsolate and lost Seeking memories In light and dust Sonorous voice Omnipotent in a singular Moment Crossing the veil Psychopomp in black lace Withered, snake skin hands Connect Across … Continue reading →

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Prompt 11- Literary Idols – Oscar Wilde

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Helen

Yet each man kills the thing he loves By each let this be heard. Some do it with a bitter look, Some with a flattering word. The coward does it with a kiss, The brave man with a sword! (from … Continue reading →

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Perfect Possession

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Helen

I have always been A case of perfect possession And yet it seems that I belie The belief this is always bad The elemental that Reads and breathes through me Demands new words and poetry, and yet It isn’t always … Continue reading →

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Time’s Drive

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Helen

Driving need to fill Up time; hours pass Quickly when unrelenting Wishes command All thought of rest Departs; a distant friend Half remembered Lazing on a beach Unaware of the sun’s Dreadful dominion Soaking up rays Forgetting minutes, hours, days … Continue reading →

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Dreams For Sale

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Helen

Dreams for sale Man at the doorway Peddling hope Aspiring To beat the odds now Try to cope Dreams for rent Going cheap these days This can’t last Grab it quick Only one user From the past Dreams to trade … Continue reading →

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Feather

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Helen

Abraxas and Maat Playing chess Determining the balance Of light and dark Life and death Growth and entropy Redemption has not strayed To this hall for eons now Supplicants to lesser gods Are shunned We witness here The threshold of … Continue reading →

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Swimming With Sharks

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Helen

Their teeth are blunt these days Their slow approach is flawed It’s not what it used to be Machiavelli would be appalled Their schemes so obvious We’ve seen it all before Criminality so banal They only bend the law Their … Continue reading →

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Evil

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Helen

Evil waits Till you cease looking Till you are calm And don’t see true Evil wears The face of angels To ensnare And beguile you Evil’s patience Is unstinting Waiting silent On its prey It’s the darkness Fast approaching When … Continue reading →

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No More

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Helen

I wanted you once No more, no more I needed you once No more I paced for you once The floor, the floor I turned to your heart Implored I believed in you once Was blind, was blind Didn’t know … Continue reading →

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Would Be King – Joined Limericks

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Helen

There once was a would be king With raised eyebrow and dark onyx ring With his people held sway But his words gave away Aristocracy’s just not his thing For those that would be born to rule Should not take … Continue reading →

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