Tag Archives: freedom

Did You Fly?

Posted on December 2, 2017 by Helen

And did you fly? I often wonder When I wonder why And yet I think I know Your reasons And your trajectory And what it meant To be set free So you could fly Resplendent in the sky The man … Continue reading →

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Desolation

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Helen

In desolation we may fly Be free When all is lost Then nothing’s left to lose And nor are we A broken road Is still a way And all we may believe In desolation we are reborn And free In … Continue reading →

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Watery Light

Posted on April 11, 2017 by Helen

This watery light Awakens my soul I have slept too long But warmth upon my eyelids Bids them open And gaze out Of my prison Made of imagination’s stone And ponder flight and freedom And to swim And swim alone … Continue reading →

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Freedom

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Helen

Shake off all the shackles Of your tired fretting mind You’ve grown old The years have passed unnoticed And you’ve been hostage to The trance of others’ dreams Your prison is your creation Even as others have Offered dubious helping … Continue reading →

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Luggage

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Helen

Simple travel Pack your luggage Turn to go Just a trip now If you’re crying don’t Let it show What the world has There before you You should know Simple travel Pack your luggage Turn to go (c) Helen Valentina … Continue reading →

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Rapunzel

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Helen

Rapunzel did you let it fall Your golden hair Right to the ground? Your freedom in your dance will tell The story that you’ve hidden deep And as you roam the fields will we Be opened to the secrets That … Continue reading →

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Once

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Helen

So long ago It seems another lifetime Another girl Not me But even so My heart knew something deep How to take flight Be free But only once I felt this deeply Like some wonder To behold So long ago … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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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Devil’s Knot

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Helen

Caught in a devil’s knot Betwixt and here between Something essential that I yet forgot Something I had seen Trapped in the devil’s knot Innocence fled me that night Thus I have found the cursed spot Nothing I saw was … Continue reading →

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