Tag Archives: loss

Anne Boleyn

Posted on June 14, 2018 by

A crown And books For reformation Reformed you A king A church A guttural cry Gutted you Small worth A kingdom Power taken Overpowering you Just a crown And books For a bloody reformation Reformed you (c ) Helen Valentina … Continue reading →

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Sleeping

Posted on December 16, 2017 by

Sleeping beauty Has been gone too long No kiss can call her back From dreaming’s deathly shade She is perfect Untouched by time But unclaimable Irredeemable Her prince came But far too late Far too late They will treasure her … Continue reading →

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King of His Lonely Domain

Posted on November 4, 2017 by

They said that he was mighty A warrior of the flame From vengeance or from victory His soul did not refrain But then he saw her beauty And understood the stain Or power and of infamy Of how all viewed … Continue reading →

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I Remember

Posted on August 11, 2017 by

I remember her most he said In the last moments of spring She hovers as a memory Of every good thing I remember her smile And how she would sing I remember her best he said In the depths of … Continue reading →

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Paradise Lost

Posted on May 30, 2017 by

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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Church

Posted on May 2, 2017 by

In the church we waited So alone Heaven cracking Like an eggshell over rough hewn stone Doves of peace plummet Into the dusty air We waited in our faith And deep despair In the church we prayed Hopeless fools Angels … Continue reading →

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Desolation

Posted on April 18, 2017 by

In desolation we may fly Be free When all is lost Then nothing’s left to lose And nor are we A broken road Is still a way And all we may believe In desolation we are reborn And free In … Continue reading →

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Queen

Posted on February 1, 2017 by

Once we were royal Our wings unfurled we flew Together All we ever knew Bloodline testament Glory of the skies Together Together we would fly Now we are hidden Wings tethered, broken hues Separated Nothing we could do World ever … Continue reading →

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Everyday Dreams

Posted on November 9, 2016 by

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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Salieri

Posted on November 2, 2016 by

I am but fortune’s fool May as well be Salieri Striving Baying at the moon While Mozart’s melodies make symphonies Of the celestial forms My fingernails dug so deep Into my own skin I bled From all the glories that … Continue reading →

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