Tag Archives: faith

Serene

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Helen

The serene quietude of night As lazy colours paint A fast retreating sky Above the stars alight One by perfect one To shine upon my way You’re there amongst the falling light Some stars have died and yet we see … Continue reading →

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Dissolution

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Helen

Faith dissolves and recreates A fleeting bird Do you see? On the wings of a prayer? Desolation calls for more A distant twin to hope Do you hear? Remembering this day? Abject we may fall To ancient crosses now Do … Continue reading →

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Searching

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Helen

I am searching for the light I am wandering this night In this ancient habitat I might find the way at that Broken church just like my soul In the dimmer light is whole Shining beacon in the night I … Continue reading →

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Surrender

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Helen

This moment trembling Before the choice to believe Or withdraw A greater light shining from this door These hallowed halls are greeting me And all these truths here meeting me And should this moment fleeting be I weep, I love, … Continue reading →

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Virtue

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Helen

Virtue is above the need for truth It calls to something far more powerful Deep within It is honour here without need of proof It shows the inner warrior The place to begin It’s nothing more nor less than perfect … Continue reading →

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Cross

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Helen

There’s a cross on the wall Just where the afternoon shadows Rise and fall There’s a prayer in the heart Just when hope through misery Struggles to start There’s a child in the arms Of a parent who will shelter … Continue reading →

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Faith Heals

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Helen

They say that faith heals They say that prayers are heard They say that the dove Is God’s sweet, peaceful bird They say adversity Refines the soul of all They say we rise When we can see the fall So … Continue reading →

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First Law

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Helen

First law Is do no harm Not do as you would do The will always bows to the heart And through this truth may blossom unadorned All the rest is just clever lies Tricks in words that lay traps To … Continue reading →

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Doubt and Faith

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Helen

A lacuna in my soul Hollow spaces where the light cannot penetrate and the dark refuses to dwell It is all shades of grey The colour of uncertainty the tone of doubt Belief eludes me though I seek it like … Continue reading →

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Gabriel

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Helen

Herald of the archangel The gift of prophecy What dread words Expel on your breath In these terrible times? Word of a birth Or of hope Or even the word of a god Should he still speak to us Lost … Continue reading →

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