Tag Archives: God

Crystal Clear

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Helen

Crystal clear Pale perfection hides Structure’s aim God is here In this clarity Speak His name Perfect pink Softer blood will flow Just the same (c) Helen Valentina 2020

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Star Born

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Helen

We are star born From the very fabric Of the universe we’re torn To lose the face of God So lost, forlorn Yet beautiful as light Perfect in All sight As a star child From the dust of bursting flames … Continue reading →

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Grandeur

Posted on August 27, 2019 by Helen

How can I pray in such grandeur? I am but a fallen soul A beggar on my knees Upon such marble I might freeze And above the intricate canopy Mocks and chides me I do not belong A simple chapel … Continue reading →

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Too Late To Pray

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Helen

And is it now Too late to pray? As children we rehearsed the verse In ancient books and we hardly cared Each word we said It was enough to simply recite And hope that soon the doors would open Setting … Continue reading →

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Angel

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Helen

Angel here attend me I am dying Though my wounds and scars invisible Are not counted in the fallen Just a slow inexorable procession To a dusty end Angel please release me I am broken Though the world around believes … Continue reading →

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Wisdom

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Helen

This brave new world The apple promised so much Lush life Verdant knowledge Man into a god Bulbs break Civilisations fall And apples rot Down to the core What was all This wisdom for? (c) Helen Valentina 2016

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Confused

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Helen

Poor Janus is so confused Looking left and right And to the front The past a distant memory The future looming close to see And in the present never free Poor Janus locked away On medication meant to soothe His … Continue reading →

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Miracles

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Helen

You ask for miracles My cupboard’s bare There are no angels left Just hiding there And God has left us here To our despair To our despair You plead for holy grace To light your way I’ve only platitudes And dull … Continue reading →

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Eden

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Helen

Beginnings are the hardest Too many rules And unknown faces What are the rituals of these places? What might only serpents know? No maps for virgin territory Only uncharted woods surrounding Why must life be so confounding? Time moves too … Continue reading →

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Held

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Helen

Oh little ones I held you In my hands Gave life-force to your dreams To all your plans Within this darkened plain This universe I gifted you your freedom As a curse Oh little ones once sheltered In my heart … Continue reading →

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