Tag Archives: hope

Burning

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Helen

Burning without and within Purifying this stain My history draws out the blood Of those misguided and misunderstood Who stood before the flame And knew its name An acolyte I freely fall Before an altar I can’t see And yet … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Face

Posted on January 1, 2020 by Helen

What shall it be Your new year’s face? Wipe away the past Without a trace Let yourself rise A brand new you Defined by what You say and do The past is gone So don’t look back The mirror lies … Continue reading →

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Waiting

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Helen

I’m waiting for you Alone in this noisy room My coffee growing cold Numbering the lies you’ve told To me and all the others Such a faithless lover Yet I’m still waiting Waiting for you What will you do? If … 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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Pegasus

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Helen

Might as well call for Pegasus To fly down from the sky And rescue me From ennui These days go by All the same I need something more A spark, a flame But hour by hour I plod this path … Continue reading →

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Build

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Helen

We will build this city on ideas On stories from our childhood On inspiration’s glorious wings Until our hearts arise And sing This library of wonder For us and us alone Our truest home We will make our home on … Continue reading →

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I Yearn

Posted on May 14, 2019 by Helen

I yearn for something I cannot name I sometimes see it out of the corner of my eye Or dancing in the fire’s flame An ethereal understanding Or a test or ritual that if I pass through I’ll never be … Continue reading →

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To The City Of Dreams

Posted on January 16, 2019 by Helen

Roads may lead To the city of dreams Or the vista of nightmares And no-one can tell If the pathway is to heaven Or to hell All the glittering lights So pretty in the sky Tell you it’s beautiful But … Continue reading →

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Rising

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Helen

I am rising, floating above it all Perfect symmetry I hear angels singing Saying I won’t fall Won’t fall I am flying, freer than a bird Arcing ‘cross the sky Whispering a secret Only I have heard Have heard I … Continue reading →

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Late Afternoon

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Helen

Late afternoon along the pier I found a wondrous silence here And everything became so clear This perfect moment In this perfect year Such luminous clarity was mine I felt the touch of the divine And in my hands a … Continue reading →

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