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I Once Lived

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Helen

I once lived On a world where the sea Was inky black And the moon wept blood For the savagery of the tide And there I would reside even now Had not I fell Through the galaxy and firmament To … Continue reading →

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Harbour

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Helen

This fine year See the harbour glow Without fear Ferry ride Cross the water flow Safe inside Bridge above Like an angel wing Hand in glove This fine year See the ferryman As he steers Our way clear (c) Helen … Continue reading →

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Perfect

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Helen

So perfect our home The white so bright The sterile sense Of everything untouched By day or night Reflecting us When did we turn Into the ghosts That roam these perfect rooms? When did we better treat The fabric of … Continue reading →

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Travelling In My Heart – Memory Part Three

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Helen

My mother would simply say ‘don’t start’ Father refused to play his part And brother laughed and threw his quiet darts A sun king growing in his domain Everything fine within his name And if I cried for justice here … Continue reading →

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Precious

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Helen

These precious things We tend Patient and strong Our seedlings small Will grow Before too long Our silent voices Yet will rise To perfect song And find our place Our precious home Where we belong (c ) Helen Valentina 2018

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Return

Posted on April 12, 2018 by Helen

I always return to you In the end Steadfast you wait Patient and calm You know how I am Wanderer in my soul But I always return To you I know I came from you At the start You are … Continue reading →

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Journey

Posted on November 18, 2017 by Helen

Each year it turns This ancient world My boat is tilted Toward the moon’s hopeful light There is land in sight And there is comfort This good night I am aging Like the wood Of this sturdy boat My bones … Continue reading →

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Paradise Lost

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Helen

When you fell my little one you knew What you had lost A moment too late is still too late And wings won’t raise you up Above your choices You glide safe down To where you may yet land Survey … Continue reading →

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Everyday Dreams

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Helen

These many years the boundaries of my suburban life have held me in And I must admit some security attended such limitations I would tend my house and garden Feed family and nurture all Except me, except me I understood … Continue reading →

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Following

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Helen

Following the crooked road you yet mis-stepped you fell into this other world A ragged, wretched, silent girl you fell Following the signs in language you can’t read you’re lost within this reverie You cannot know what to believe you’re … Continue reading →

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