Tag Archives: dark

My Love

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Helen

My love is a strange love Not of this world Said a strange young girl My love is a deep well Bottomless fall Taking my all My love is a lost hope Reaching for souls Cannot be whole My love … Continue reading →

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Darkest Star

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Helen

I smell death on you I smell disease I sense blood soaked nights To keep you pleased I smell deep decay Of the nocturnal kind The sad debris Of victims left behind I sense the Reaper’s smile Upon your jackal … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Creatures

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Helen

Beautiful creatures Dance until dawn Lights in pergolas Night shadowed lawn One sole wallflower Pale and forlorn One single waltz Would see her reborn Beautiful creatures Canapes and wine Jasmine soaked air Ivy entwined See all the gods here Fallen … Continue reading →

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Hero Worship

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Helen

Everyone wants a piece of you Everyone wants to be there Everyone needs your friendship To believe that you see them and care Everyone aspires to be like you Everyone gazes in awe Every word that you utter Everything they’re … Continue reading →

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Dazed and Confused

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Helen

There were moments of pure clarity When the light shone so bright I could almost see reality There were harbingers that night Of a darker type of fealty When the strangeness seemed so right And what it was seemed real … Continue reading →

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Profile

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Helen

A profile of you Pensive, by the door Reflecting times past When we twirled upon A rose-bled dance floor Slope of nose Slightly raised chin In this silhouette All memoirs of love Will end as they begin Your voice is … Continue reading →

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Palindrome 1 and 2

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Helen

Hi, just a couple of attempts at a poetic form (palindrome) I recently learnt about and which I found intriguing and challenging…not sure I have mastered it in either of the poems below (whether they are technically long enough or follow all … Continue reading →

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Carnival

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Helen

Light spangled carnival A terror of clowns Jangling music plays Discordant sounds Within these shadows cast Secrets abound Who was that riding The merry-go-round? Carnival creatures play Games you can’t win Mazes return now to Where you begin Mirrors repeat … Continue reading →

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Death

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Helen

Death is An empty train station Past midnight Watching the flickering Pulse of the lamplight Weave us a ghost Death is A ruined church Moonlight streaming in Misshapen walls The crucifix broken All hope lost Death is Alleyways at night … Continue reading →

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Honesty

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Helen

I move forward on the back Of other’s mis-deeds and lies By adopting measured honor Past these others I arise And in this a simple lesson For those that crave the prize What we think we keep well hidden Can … Continue reading →

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