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Messenger

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Helen

Sweet messenger I see Hovering above Will you only come to me Whispering of love? Whispering of fear Tumult this deadly year And eyes that finally see Finally clear? Sweet messenger I call To my side We tilt towards the … Continue reading →

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Angel Part Two

Posted on October 28, 2017 by Helen

She wept when she fell All these stories she could tell Black winged descent Into the solitude The separation That is hell She covered her face No mercy to embrace Fallen creature Perfect avatar For humanity For our race There … Continue reading →

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Church

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Helen

In the church we waited So alone Heaven cracking Like an eggshell over rough hewn stone Doves of peace plummet Into the dusty air We waited in our faith And deep despair In the church we prayed Hopeless fools Angels … Continue reading →

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Let It In (for my father – in memory)

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Helen

“There is a crack, a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in” Leonard Cohen, Anthem In this moment Precious chance Let it in Let it in Just a promise Warmest glance Let it in Let it in It’s … Continue reading →

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Checkmate in Hell

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Helen

They put you in checkmate in hell The floor beneath your penitent feet Seems to smirk and whisper Too late, too late! You played your games Feeling immortal as only Foolish mortals might And when no fires greeted you For … Continue reading →

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Among the Demimonde

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Helen

You may call us outcast But we paint the sky From a palette you Cannot see, deny Flagrant our lives appear To such linear minds Cruelty so sweet In its way is kind Absinthe touch the lips Soul is taking … Continue reading →

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Shining

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Helen

Keep these little lights shining One by one they strive to blacken everything Sheltered precious glow as sweet community Let them never know what can never be Keep these little lights shining endlessly (c) Helen Valentina 2016

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The Enemy

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Helen

The enemy arises from withered pages So long ago silent, stealthy warfare brought a new world of antipathy Stirred within the ego’s walls Here where poisoned raindrops fall on cobblestones of pedantry that none could ever see He wears a … Continue reading →

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Mystery Road

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Helen

I followed you down this mystery road Early morning the grey of the light was the sun battling moon And the frost and fog of wonder settled on my resolute form as I followed in your steps The preternatural ambience … Continue reading →

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Your Place

Posted on December 22, 2015 by Helen

This is your place This darkness suits you As you wear the cloak Of invisibility Your tortured dreams Have harmony within These ancient walls And if I ever came to call You’d draw me in And draw me down Into … Continue reading →

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