Tag Archives: dark

Justified

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Helen

Anger Cries out Enfolds its rage Deep within Heart Revenge Draws out Strong, ancient grief Surfacing now Past Action Balances this Eye for eye Peace found Justified (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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Chrysalis Stage – Prompt 10 Metamorphisis

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Helen

In my chrysalis stage I had no face I woke to find Of my visage Not a single trace I saw, it seemed, through tiny hairs Across my featureless skin Fine tuned antenna let The visual in Through sound waves … Continue reading →

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Lost

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Helen

There’s a picture of you In a magazine A story of you No longer seen There’s a theory about Where you might have been The tears of the lost They flow for you There’s so little left For the world … Continue reading →

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One Word

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Helen

One word Spoken in the hush As evening falls One kiss Light on a cheek In shadows One promise Broken before It is made One heart Split at the core Bereft One word Too quiet to hear All is lost … Continue reading →

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Tiger

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Helen

A tiger sleeps In a forest in my mind Above his gentle head Birds fly to nests to rest All is dark The trees a canopy To catch the falling stars The tiger’s dreams Are deep and foreign And seep … Continue reading →

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Split

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Helen

Split apart like a peach at the banquet table We are Cut adrift like a lost lifeboat floating on silent seas We are Broken down like a grandfather clock, portentous but still We are Forever lost like keys to forgotten … Continue reading →

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Greater

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Helen

There are greater fears Than that Death’s dominion is A shroud at best The closing lid of the coffin Just a doorway beyond There are deeper darknesses within Than this The blood that beats Its circulatory path may spill Like … Continue reading →

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Lost Weekend

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Helen

Blink and it’s Monday Lost weekend A cavity of darkness Inhabits my mind Am I blind? What of the past two days? Where are they hid? Light flashing before my eyes Friday night dreams Can’t resolve now at all The … Continue reading →

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Merlin

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Helen

From what depths did you see Honor and pageantry Timeless mythology First there was one, then three Three into two won’t go Kingdoms to overthrow Merlin what do you know What is the truth you’d show? Lancelot, Arthur here Circle … Continue reading →

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Love Bite

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Helen

Love bite Red lips Ice cold Fingertips Skin that’s Almost blue Embrace that Chills you through Love bite Neck as lace Bitter Aftertaste Night owl Seeks the moon Sated Far too soon (c) Helen Valentina, 2013, All Right Reserved

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