Tag Archives: freedom

Let Us Go

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Helen

Let us go you and I Let us run from this space Let us play in the sun All our yearnings embrce Let us reach for the land Where the younger ones play Let us learn from the old All … Continue reading →

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Am I Free?

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Helen

Am I free? The thought has not occurred Before to me Yet could it be? My cage is cool But did I build it Back in school A little fool? Or did I see At my parents’ side The litany … Continue reading →

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The Night Sky

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Helen

He said there’s much more than meets the eye In the folds and wonders of the cold night sky And how the ancients looked above to wonder and scrye The ancient texts clearly mapped the stars And planets from Pluto, … Continue reading →

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I Yearn

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Helen

I yearn for something I cannot name I sometimes see it out of the corner of my eye Or dancing in the fire’s flame An ethereal understanding Or a test or ritual that if I pass through I’ll never be … Continue reading →

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Rising

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Helen

I am rising, floating above it all Perfect symmetry I hear angels singing Saying I won’t fall Won’t fall I am flying, freer than a bird Arcing ‘cross the sky Whispering a secret Only I have heard Have heard I … Continue reading →

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Above it All

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Helen

We float above it all This glorious shining city Of the free We sing across the spheres Triumphant glory songs For the free Adrift among the stars We cannot lose our way When we are free The universe is ours … Continue reading →

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Dandelion Wishes

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Helen

Light as air Sweet dandelions Hover there On the stair I watch as they fly Light as air Make a wish Before they are gone In the sky Till you know Wishes all come true If you try (c ) … Continue reading →

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Reclaim

Posted on February 1, 2018 by Helen

Reclaim the butterfly Symbol of transformation Not simple Not easy But fine Not manipulated Traumatised And degraded Reclaim the symbol For what its purpose was And always should be Reclaim the butterfly And then set it free (c ) Helen … Continue reading →

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Fortune

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Helen

Be you not Fortune’s fool The will of man Is to self-determine And not falter in superstition Or by the fickle hand Of idle gods Even should it be That pride lays traps For unwary travellers Yet it is so … Continue reading →

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Free

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Helen

Let us go free Into this good sky Grateful and open To the waking world Like birds on a wing Before we die Let us go free Into this good sky Let us sing free Our salvation song Peace upon … Continue reading →

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