Tag Archives: light

Miracles

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Helen

You ask for miracles My cupboard’s bare There are no angels left Just hiding there And God has left us here To our despair To our despair You plead for holy grace To light your way I’ve only platitudes And dull … Continue reading →

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Duality

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Helen

Such as they Such as we Old gods turn On twisted boards Wearing new faces Hiding true souls Such as they Such as we Proper proportion Duality Fear is sister To bravery Darkness seeks to Define the light What is … Continue reading →

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Moonbeam

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Helen

I felt your touch As light upon My shifting seas Beloved came A messenger Within the heart of me Moonbeams’ dance Reminds me of A kind of grace Beloved comes At twilight turn To see His face © Helen Valentina … Continue reading →

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Beautiful

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Helen

It is so beautiful Colours streaming through My eyes are drawn To all the rainbows strewn Across the sky And along pavements run By children laughing In their search of fun It is so beautiful A butterfly is born In … Continue reading →

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Light

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Helen

The quality of light here is sublime Trickling as golden liquor cross the field Starlight could not leave the warmer day But lingers hidden in the weave of sunshine’s charm The shadows are more dappled in such light They gently … Continue reading →

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Fifteen minutes – for Speed Challenge, Prompt 70

Posted on August 31, 2014 by Helen

I followed mindlovemisery’s lead yesterday for the 10 poems in 20 minutes challenge and found it a really mind opening, artistic release. So why not try again, like her, this time with a different time limit? I went for 15 … Continue reading →

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10 Poems in 20 Minutes

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Helen

1 Still free-floating from that star sprinkled night This morning in a café I saw the face of God on a colourful postcard He was winking 2 Counting the coins before you throw them into this gilded wishing well A … Continue reading →

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Crack for Prompt 66 The Music of Leonard Cohen

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Helen

“There is a crack, a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in” – Leonard Cohen, Anthem Little mother barren breast Weep Madonna suffering’s best In your grief your soul is blessed Your soul is blessed Hopeful dreamer furrowed … Continue reading →

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Dwell

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Helen

We dwell beneath Where shattered sunlight falls An hour a day Like godliness spilling Across barren floor We dwell within Our shadows but ourselves A murky cloak Indistinguishable from Our bodily form The hours of the sun We worship deep … Continue reading →

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Lucifer’s Song – for Prompt 57 – Shock and Seething Rise to Vengeance

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Helen

Where once were allies, are now foes This battle started long ago Your kingdom spoke of love and care Angelic music flowing there A harmony, a table round This depth of fealty so profound You promised much, you promised all … Continue reading →

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