Tag Archives: gods

Written In the Stars

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Helen

They said that we were written in the stars Something to do with Venus conjunct Mars Celestial union born from just a glance Deeper meanings full of relevance They said above us Heaven must have smiled Bid us linger together … Continue reading →

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Supernatural

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Helen

Let me tell you a story Of your future Let me lay the cards Like the narrative before you Let the entities around us Gather and agree On how these symbols might be shaped Into something that may be Let … Continue reading →

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The Ides of March

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Helen

The mighty has fallen! A dark day Mid cycle, baying at the moon Jupiter will have his due All ancient sacrifice Survives the modern Secular view Archangel Gabriel May you intercede On lunar tides Hold back the calendar From its … Continue reading →

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Complete Abandon – for Prompt 18 – Losing Control

Posted on August 25, 2013 by Helen

Always the veritable picture of reserve I spent my days waiting for a god to fall from heaven or rise from hell and take me home, though long ago I’d found no path or road would lead me to a … Continue reading →

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After Life

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Helen

I felt the last Single beat Of my heart Like a bell Tolling deep In a ruined cathedral My body spent I arose Like a whisper To find Fallen leaves And yesterday’s echoes No shining light Beckoned me No depths … Continue reading →

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Prometheus

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Helen

This Prometheus Firegiver Seekers’ friend Sacrificial generosity Humble us before The altar of your gift It is feels as though I walked with the gods Last evening Seeing a fiery star Fall to the ground And a vulture rise To … Continue reading →

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Club Ritual

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Helen

In these light strewn modern caverns Where the beauteous ones all meet Dance their own beloved rituals In search of chemical release Would the fabled gods of old Swoop on the denizens within Seek in alcohol’s pure succor Bids for … Continue reading →

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Storm Gods

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Helen

When I was in my early teen years one day I stayed home from high school because I was unwell. Sometime in the mid afternoon of that day my mother came to rouse me from my sleep, saying ‘Helen! Hurry! … Continue reading →

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