Tag Archives: lost love

Spoken

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Helen

A love never spoken Just a flower that’s pressed Still fragrant years later All tear drops unshed And in this we have bled We have bled A step never taken Given over to fear Remembering joys never known From words … Continue reading →

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Serene

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Helen

The serene quietude of night As lazy colours paint A fast retreating sky Above the stars alight One by perfect one To shine upon my way You’re there amongst the falling light Some stars have died and yet we see … Continue reading →

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Rose Red

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Helen

Rose Red was her name Palest skin Lips of flame When she’d gone You weren’t the same From her blood Forever stained Rose red was her hue Seductress had The best of you Lashes long O’er eyes so blue What … Continue reading →

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Regret

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Helen

You fell so far The very stars did die It’s such a shame To see an angel cry I heard you sing Before you crashed below And what you lost I guess we’ll never know You reached so high The … Continue reading →

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Girl and the Raven

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Helen

The girl and the raven appear at the morn Awash with the tears she has shed before dawn She’s floating in white, a mere sprite of despair Combing her memories through her dark hair The raven’s a psychopomp calling her … Continue reading →

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Corrosion

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Helen

For years you slowly ate The heart of me The purest of my fruit Fell to your cold decay A thief within the night You showed such cruelty But coward, you would hide At quiet break of day For years you … Continue reading →

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Choice

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Helen

This is you Creature of extremes And latitudes Confusion in flesh Chimera of your making I’ve had my fill of you You do not know You do not know Your fractured moving soul No constancy A slap, a hug and … Continue reading →

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Ice

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Helen

Ice is coming My friend So many years have passed And all our dreams outlast Its creeping pace But something is rising In their place It’s only ice Ice is coming My love Its slithering through our veins And our … Continue reading →

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Peel – for Prompt 80, Unforgiven

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Helen

I peel you off Snake shedding its skin A little blood and pain A pure recompense And you are gone The remnants shrivel Curl and crackle Like dying embers In firelight at night And you are gone Fresh skin will … Continue reading →

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Falcon

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Helen

I called you falcon You returned Like a guardian to my arm Penetrating Was your gaze As you kept my world from harm If for brief moments You’d escape me Wing away, that was your charm I called you falcon … Continue reading →

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