Tag Archives: destiny

Fortune

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Helen

Be you not Fortune’s fool The will of man Is to self-determine And not falter in superstition Or by the fickle hand Of idle gods Even should it be That pride lays traps For unwary travellers Yet it is so … Continue reading →

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The Moment

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Helen

This is the moment of choice Can you define the possibilities or listen to that nagging inner voice? To fly or tumble into the void Does it rely on luck or destiny or just the random collection of all you … Continue reading →

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Destined

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Helen

Take this ring this day and know The secrets that we here bestow The destined path that you must see The learnings which you must follow Wear it proud until you see The weave within complexity Until you do not … Continue reading →

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Prophecy

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Helen

Between the choices Lies a fault line Of probability Nature tends In downward spirals Into entropy Yet new life Can struggle through So valiantly In the darkness Are the cracks Where light is found Glowing weak But building strong Touching … Continue reading →

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Water

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Helen

You came to the water To look deep within The endless dark water To seek and to swim You dove in the rapids To ferry you forth In thrall to the tidelines Of limitless worth You came to the water … Continue reading →

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Within

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Helen

What lies within And dare you knock Upon these doors And go within? What hides behind These glaring eyes Can we be shown What hides behind? What waits for you So patiently? Dare you approach What waits for you? What … Continue reading →

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Turn of the Card

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Helen

Our destinies are mystery The cards foretell with accuracy But often times we only see The truth they told through history And those that follow deep the stars Find harbingers in Moon and Mars But underneath run harsher scars The … Continue reading →

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Prescience

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Helen

I had a sense of you long before you came through my door I felt a chill in the early morning breeze and noted sickness take the ivy in the eaves around my home I felt the earth beneath shudder … Continue reading →

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We Sisters Three

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Helen

We sisters three Silently weave We’ve woven joy And webs to grieve We sisters three You don’t believe That we are here You self-deceive We sisters three Are old as life We gift you blood We cut the knife We … Continue reading →

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Three Fates

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Helen

Three Fates decide While we abide Both growth and pride Then lesser tides Three Fates bestow On those below A chance to grow Once quick, once slow Three Fates decree What we may be And how we’ll see Eternity Three … Continue reading →

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