Tag Archives: family

Photos – Memory Part One

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Helen

I’ve laid them out before me Little pieces of forgotten days So few were taken of me So I recall the others best Even as they were loved the best It’s all that there could be My bitterness has leeched … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged childhood, family, memory, photos, sorrow, understanding | 7 Comments

Last Rites

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Helen

Whispering over me Something that I heard In their rush of misery Cloying, clammy hands All these dreams and plans Spilling like rose petals on this bed Someone giving last rites Repeating in my head The shadows lengthen every hour … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged death, dying, family, freedom, grief, last rites, mourners, release, Spiritual | 2 Comments

Digging Deep

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Helen

Delving in the past To find our future Little rest And far less sleep We were digging deep Our ancestors’ lives Create a blood link Running thick Down mountains steep We were digging deep Is your forbear In your furrowed … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged alien, ancestry, blood, death, different, digging, family, Life, origins | Leave a comment

Growing Pains

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Helen

A little girl born in the world of man A lesser being Made to understand Less touch and then a lesser turning head to see her pictures drawn to hear the words she said Within a family exists the world … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged acceptance, Aspiration, belief, beliefs, choice, family, favouritism, growing pains, growing up, growth, myhs, pain, Relationships, sexism, truth | 10 Comments

Under One Roof

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Helen

I have no need of evidence I have no need of proof I live with love and providence All found beneath one roof My delight is in the simple things The laughing of a child Scarves and shawls and wedding rings … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged acceptance, belief, choice, contentment, family, happiness, home, Love, Relationships, Roof, truth | 11 Comments

Lineage

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Helen

I am of a lineage of fools Dancing on the precipice we try For star filled futures which elude us still Just dancing on the hill Waiting for a happier surprise I am of a lineage of grief Weeping in … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged acceptance, Aspiration, belief, choice, delusion, denial, family, lineage, Musings, Relationships, Spiritual, truth | 5 Comments

Father

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Helen

In my father’s home His father stern Created out of fear and rules The fault lines in his children All broken somehow In their own, unique way They took their lessons Into the bleak day The bleak day In my … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged acceptance, belief, choice, cruelty, dark, denial, family, father, identity, loss, Philosophy, Relationships, truth | 22 Comments

Before

Posted on September 1, 2013 by Helen

I lost you before I knew you It is our fault combined, both yours and mine Our family beliefs became our history rendering only mystery I understood your pain as a later, thing apart I did not know your heart You … Continue reading →