Tag Archives: Dreams

Alice

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Helen

Alice has fallen Through the glass again This life-like absurdity Raised to literary art Perversity in poetry She’s dancing with the mad again There’s secrets here Hid deep within The whirl of disordered thought Alice isn’t quite a child Not … Continue reading →

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Dance With The Dead

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Helen

Friends break bread And dance with the dead Ghosts are prized Truth in their eyes Pantomime Lost within time Friends drink wine Demonic, divine See them dance Life’s final chance Night of pure death Mist on the breath Donning their … Continue reading →

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Ancient Longing

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Helen

These ancient walls are vast, heraldic creatures watch o’er me and yet alone within one room I brood solitary, dreaming of an age lost to me These steps are steeped in blood and time The mischief of an age gone … Continue reading →

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Face

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Helen

Beautiful face Perfect blend Of symmetry and grace The golden mean Has found its place On this beautiful face Deep shining eyes Hooded mystery Hints at the prize This is artistry In human guise Seen through beautiful eyes The depths … Continue reading →

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He Said, She Said

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Helen

He said A pure moment Must be captured And kept still Like a flower pressed Against a page She said No moment’s pure All is change Cannot remain And will be free And all the rest’s Captivity He said To … Continue reading →

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Reclaim

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Helen

Sweat on the brow The moment is now Hold still my heart As I depart Grow strong the flame Let me reclaim My true birthright On this good night (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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First Crush

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Helen

When I was sixteen I saw a face I will never forget Upon his skin Not yet a trace Of time’s sweet savagery yet I yearned for him But spoke no words All these secrets that I kept At sixteen … Continue reading →

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The Limerick That Yearned For More

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Helen

There once was a limerick I knew That people would quote in review A laugh it would bring While it yearned to sing Of something more pure and true But the truth will not bring it much cheer Since sonnets … Continue reading →

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Voyager

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Helen

When I was a child I dreamed I was a tiger Roaring in my backyard As though in Africa As a teen I yearned for music To be dancing with the stars In a Hollywoodian moment Within America In my … Continue reading →

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Nothing Personal

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Helen

Nothing personal Wrong place, wrong night Nothing personal In a gaze returned Nothing deliberate In communion made Nothing legitimate In lessons learned Nothing personal In games we played Quite immaterial What we denied Nothing deliberate In trust so broken Nothing … Continue reading →

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