Tag Archives: death

Elemental Cycles

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Helen

Desert thirst Waterless ocean Death by sand Fire dressing Flickering fabric as you writhe Bath too still Submerged for too long, motionless Natures loves this special vacuum No breath here Earth, fire, water, air; gather souls to home (c) Helen … Continue reading →

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Death’s Lament

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Helen

What song will you sing In this moment Of dark remembering? What words will you say As the world we knew Passes away? What eulogy you write As shadows Encompass this night? And what flavour your sigh While in lost … 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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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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Leaves of Autumn Fall

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Helen

These creeping fears Slither in Every crevice I am dumbfounded by regret I can neither recognise Nor name As the leaves of autumn fall Chilled through I am skeletal ice Skin stretched blue Across cheekbones As I stumble to the … Continue reading →

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Lifecycle

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Helen

Love Hopeful union Soul mate found Join in pure bliss Chosen Conception Intertwined energy Yin and yang Explode into potential Life Birth Squalling infant Wide open eyes Gasps the first breath Here Hope Ephemeral dream Ambition to reality Stretching, an … Continue reading →

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Exhaustion

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Helen

Mere exhaustion does not suffice To name this creeping malaise This sensory overload Flickering like fading starlight Centuries in the pitted deep Stricken ache along Elegant limbs, torn Between a moment Of movement and no momentum Gut wrenchingly sick To … Continue reading →

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Broken

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Helen

I wish that I could have mended your broken wings even as you fell I see deep sadness etched on your face your downturned mouth betrays you well You chose darkness as a familiar friend given the horror of your … Continue reading →

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Hush, Did I Hear You Say…..?

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Helen

I am the stuff of regret Faded portraits in handmade books Hidden from the light Snippets of songs Fleeing from the putrid Memories of the night I cannot kill my past with sleep… I cannot beat it down, dead dog … Continue reading →

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