Tag Archives: Dreams

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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Communion

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Helen

Eyes across a room Commune In a knowing glance Advance Eyelids flutter by A lie Do we yet have proof Of truth? Daemon to daemon Here upon Greater than our past We clasp Smaller souls here lost The cost Witness … Continue reading →

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Seance

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Helen

Spectral murmurings Darkened room Illumined by only candlelight Gathered here The disconsolate and lost Seeking memories In light and dust Sonorous voice Omnipotent in a singular Moment Crossing the veil Psychopomp in black lace Withered, snake skin hands Connect Across … Continue reading →

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Perfect Possession

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Helen

I have always been A case of perfect possession And yet it seems that I belie The belief this is always bad The elemental that Reads and breathes through me Demands new words and poetry, and yet It isn’t always … Continue reading →

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Dreams For Sale

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Helen

Dreams for sale Man at the doorway Peddling hope Aspiring To beat the odds now Try to cope Dreams for rent Going cheap these days This can’t last Grab it quick Only one user From the past Dreams to trade … Continue reading →

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Echo

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Helen

I can hear you Reverberate Separate from me Thoughts we share Flying Spectacularly free Repeating the message Are you me? Are you me? Twin notes Repeating now Across the sky Echo is vital Wondering why Repeating the message You am … Continue reading →

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Wings of Angels

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Helen

On wings of angels Seraphim carry me Above the darkness Up from the deepest sea Angelic songs awake Souls now to hear the call Let me feel everything Let me embrace them all Bowed at the feet of The Mother … Continue reading →

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Faithful Friend

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Helen

I still dream of the little dog I had as a child Like her spirit has followed me Carefree and wild And she comes when I need her With her comfort so mild Oh what a faithful companion To have … Continue reading →

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Warm

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Helen

Snuggled in my quilt Like a child While the wind howls Its misery Outside So sublime To be quiet, settled Safe For a time So warm and enfolded Still, as though Expecting a moment To arrive Sleep beckons Like a playful … Continue reading →

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One Word

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Helen

One word Spoken in the hush As evening falls One kiss Light on a cheek In shadows One promise Broken before It is made One heart Split at the core Bereft One word Too quiet to hear All is lost … Continue reading →

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