Tag Archives: Humor

Faux Diet

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Helen

I sweat and strain to reach a weight Do not accept my body’s fate To curve and bloom where I’d concave A silhouette that I’d create I know the ways I should behave The regimen and calories saved To see … Continue reading →

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Ambition

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Helen

Embrace sloth It’s so much less effort Don’t be so driven to unrealised goals Recognise the wisdom in slowing down a moment Or the beauty in repose Ambition’s just another name for neurosis You can run a race so hard … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Helen

Random Thoughts start to flicker across a mind that is not burdened with intent Bath There is nothing so delightful or soothing as soaking in a bath Regret If you would pre-write Your own obituary Speak not of regret Fickle … Continue reading →

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Jester

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Helen

See the clever jester Speaking truth to power In this medieval court Where dark secrets flower And with numbers to the axe Rising by the hour See the jester strut and dance While the rest must cower Only in the … Continue reading →

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Pop Culture Mashup – A Plea to Television Writers Everywhere

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Helen

I’m sure that you feel The death of your characters To the harsh, unrelenting Executive’s axe Surely a new life Awaits relocation With only slight tweaking To canon and facts? Each of our heroes Deserve more than three Acts! On … Continue reading →

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Beauty Ritual

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Helen

Sitting in the hairdresser’s chair mid process, my hair spiked by colouring agents Purple swathes against beige I look like I’ve been adorned for a tribal ritual Frankly it’s vaguely frightening And how the lights play on my visage making … Continue reading →

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Fairy Tales Should Come With a Hazard Warning

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Helen

I love a good story as much as the next person, and well I remember loving fairy tales (the scarier and bloodythirstier the better) as a child. My mother would read to my brother and I when we were young, … Continue reading →

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Where’s my Mr Darcy?

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Helen

Where’s my Mr Darcy then? That’s what I want to know That shy and brooding countenance That deftly hidden glow? Jane Austen knew a thing or two Of civility and charm Of poetry and pretty words That leave a girl … Continue reading →

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Numbers – the relevation of the ‘too little sleep and too much coffee’

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Helen

The four horseman were prepared, Pale Rider at the helm. He felt it, susserating underneath his skin. This morning he had woken to a strange thunderclap, but looking outside the sky was blue. The storm was internal then. Electricity coursed … Continue reading →

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Another Shallow Moment – other TV shows I miss

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Helen

I like to write but I have to admit, as I mentioned below, I probably prefer to be entertained. I’m lazy like that. In fact I believe that as long as I can be entertained, I am content. Work can … Continue reading →

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