Tag Archives: death

Wish Upon

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Helen

Light shadows cross my vision Photogenic spirits Near ectoplasmic form Bright pinpoint phosphorescence Repeating blinking Until dawn Daemons draw blood sustenance Winking just outside of view Are these days, weeks, months True memories Or just a story stumbled through? Body … Continue reading →

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Falling To The Floor

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Helen

Suspended in this cold hereafter Robbed of sight, of sound, of laughter Brooding, waiting for a sign from others Passing here before In such caverns, thoughts residing Ancient gods are here presiding Weighing sins to find me wanting, Falling to … Continue reading →

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White Death

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Helen

White death arrives As snow upon a desert sand And purity is sterility Cold porcelain and age White death arrives Blizzard across aching bones All these many years Forfeit to an icy hand White death arrives Encompassing all colour Talisman … Continue reading →

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Unholy Alliance

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Helen

If and when and maybe Here’s the schemes that can be Disturbing now the trinity Where one plus two is not three Three times three can be One See the demons have fun Here a daughter, here a son Sacred … Continue reading →

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Just a Spark

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Helen

I remember Looming shadows Large across old walls In a quiet room I remember Low murmuring Chanting in alien words I did not understand Swaying figures in this dark Something coming Just a spark Just a spark I remember Kept … Continue reading →

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After Life

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Helen

I felt the last Single beat Of my heart Like a bell Tolling deep In a ruined cathedral My body spent I arose Like a whisper To find Fallen leaves And yesterday’s echoes No shining light Beckoned me No depths … 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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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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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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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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