Tag Archives: friends

New Year

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Helen

I’ve had insults, pain and slights Life has shown me such delights Sometimes I’ve stood prepared to fight Sometimes I’ve turned away Monotony of day to day Where little matters anyway Just entertainments on display For whom we cannot say … Continue reading →

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Rest Tonight

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Helen

I shall sleep under stars Which know not my name Wrapped in a cloak of a stranger Brief friend on ill trodden paths I will drink of cool waters Before resting my head On the grass by the foot Of … Continue reading →

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10 Poems in 20 Minutes

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Helen

1 Still free-floating from that star sprinkled night This morning in a café I saw the face of God on a colourful postcard He was winking 2 Counting the coins before you throw them into this gilded wishing well A … Continue reading →

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Whenever I Love

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Helen

He said that the walnuts Looked like a brain Defiant, built sand castles Out in the rain Divined all the mysteries I couldn’t explain But unlike that last winter He won’t come again He seemed like a man But was … Continue reading →

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Prompt 6 – Personification – The Forgotten Teddy Bear

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Helen

Once I sat Content, on your lap Beaming up through my Beaded eyes Flowing love to you My precious child I enjoyed so Our childhood games The stories and the clothes You adorned me with The friends amongst us All … Continue reading →

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