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Evening Falls

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Helen

Evening falls A cloak on a beggar’s shoulders Meagre starlight sprinkled like breadcrumbs on the firmament Eclipsing the last rays of red and purple heraldry of another day forgotten and lost Evening falls A silence rivalling the distant hum of … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged darkness, dreaming, evening, home, nighttime, shadows, sleep, starlight, travel, twilight | 8 Comments

Deserted

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Helen

I am deserted like a broken house left by owners now distressed by angles and curvature not quite right and colder shallows in the rooms where gathers dust, memories and gloom I am deserted I am unloved like an abandoned … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged abandoned, dark, forgotten, home, lonely, lost, old house, sad, shattered | 4 Comments

World Outside

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Helen

There is a whole world waiting outside I don’t care There are lush fields brimming with green Growing there Within my home everything’s dark All is despair There is a whole world living outside I’m not there Watch how the … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged dark, denial, despair, growth, hearth, home, inhospitable, Life, lonely, promise, world | Leave a comment

Horizons

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Helen

I am flying Flying onwards to the new I am calling I am calling out to you The horizons Promise lovely scenery Won’t you follow Won’t you quickly follow me? I’m cascading Like pure water falling down Fear is fading … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged Dreams, flight, flying, hearth, home, Love, new beginnings, new life, promise, shelter | 8 Comments

Intruding Noise

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Helen

Outside I hear the intruding noise A party on this home’s shared land I wish not to deny their fun I hope their party’s bright and grand But as the evening gathers in I hope that they will understand The … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged Dreams, home, loud party, neighbourhood, noise, noisy neighbours, parties, Quiet, sleep | 7 Comments

Under One Roof

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Helen

I have no need of evidence I have no need of proof I live with love and providence All found beneath one roof My delight is in the simple things The laughing of a child Scarves and shawls and wedding rings … Continue reading →

Posted in Earth, Poetry | Tagged acceptance, belief, choice, contentment, family, happiness, home, Love, Relationships, Roof, truth | 11 Comments

Silence

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Helen

A silence fills this house The clock grows still And on the window sill This fractured night No songbird will alight Not even breath will stir Mouths are silent Yet deeply violent Messages they convey Before the break of day … Continue reading →