Tag Archives: lost love

Perfect

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Helen

So perfect our home The white so bright The sterile sense Of everything untouched By day or night Reflecting us When did we turn Into the ghosts That roam these perfect rooms? When did we better treat The fabric of … Continue reading →

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Cherry Blossom Moon

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Helen

It has come too soon This cherry blossom moon Night-time air too sweet Falling at your feet A lover’s kiss too quick To touch your cheek Night-time revelry Dancing, you and me Jazz and white, white wine All our hopes … Continue reading →

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Leaving

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Helen

The hardest part I recall In leaving you Was those final stairs Up and away From the beach where we met And wandered so long Hand in hand Now distant My hands are free To find another love and another … Continue reading →

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China

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Helen

Our china has broken Like all our days Little pieces on the floor Just as the confetti spilled At celebrations long ago Too long ago Our china has split apart A testament to cracks Within the foundation Of a love … Continue reading →

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Stage Mirror

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Helen

Pierrot has gone And Columbine Before her mirror Deftly draws The makeup and Such mystery That deep within Her heart she stores Her love is gone Her love is lost She cannot bear Or view the cost Pierrot has gone … Continue reading →

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Rapunzel

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Helen

Rapunzel did you let it fall Your golden hair Right to the ground? Your freedom in your dance will tell The story that you’ve hidden deep And as you roam the fields will we Be opened to the secrets That … Continue reading →

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Meteorite

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Helen

You crashed into me Like a meteorite Destroying my world Your impact was like A thunderous force A deathly design The scars that you left Are deep in my bone A tempest unfurled A crater, a gulf The death of … Continue reading →

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Once

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Helen

So long ago It seems another lifetime Another girl Not me But even so My heart knew something deep How to take flight Be free But only once I felt this deeply Like some wonder To behold So long ago … Continue reading →

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Frozen

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Helen

Frozen moment I saw your face blistering the sky with your perfect smile Before you turned and disappeared Within this street of strangers not a trace of you who for one moment I loved then lost (c) Helen Valentina 2015, … Continue reading →

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Ring

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Helen

This ring binds Golden latchkey The petals strewn Across this bed Have wilted over time This ring binds This ring clasps Withered fingers Age has leached All sense of reason Habit now is king This ring clasps This ring endures … Continue reading →

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