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The Forest

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Helen

I go to the forest at night If only in my mind To find a tranquility In darkened paths And moonlit creeks As if within the mystery I seek My own heart Deep in the forest at night I find … Continue reading →

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She

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Helen

She Was too wild For this little world Yet Never a child Never a little girl She Bathed in pure light Shone like a falling star Yet Even in darkest night Never fell too far She Sang her sweet song … Continue reading →

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Entering

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Helen

Entering from the very end The follower plays chess On empty boards And runs down forest pathways To unreachable lights The ferryman is laughing In this good but darkened night And the clowns are crying At the parties We dismiss … Continue reading →

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Walking

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Helen

Walking alone So far from home Paths littered with debris Dank mangrove waters Clutching your courage Watching the pathway What have you known? Walking alone Walking alone Birds above winging Trees leaves are rustling Quiet in waves Hoping you’re brave … Continue reading →

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Within

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Helen

The light barely breaks The cloying darkness Here within I’m wild with longing Never dreaming Of anything but sin The gentlest creatures In my forest Should harken to the sound For every promise There’s the whiplash Coming silent, sure around … Continue reading →

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Pan

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Helen

Wild forest whispers Ancient secrets Rising on the summer wind The moon’s riding high tonight Bathed in blood-red light He calls us to places where Our very souls begin Spirit of desire sublime Dark green forestry Coiling tendrils round each … Continue reading →

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The Wild

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Helen

The wild emerges, antlers raised Ancient eyes excoriate the horizon Bellowing echoes across crevices and caverns of funereal thought Hunger stalks its prey Carnivorous dreams etched deep on tattooed, ravaged skin Wearing the mark of Cain as a badge of … Continue reading →

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