Tag Archives: Love

I Saw Him Watching Me Watching You

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Helen

I saw him watching me watching you All the elements came crashing through All the meanings of glances, it’s true So I don’t know what I should now do In his eyes were the words he might say In discussion … Continue reading →

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Moon

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Helen

Like the mystic Let me fall A time of unity Yet recall To the Beloved Let me cleave Let the ego Perish, leave Let the spirit In me shine Nought for me For all is Thine In these moments We … Continue reading →

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Childhood

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Helen

Coloured blocks stacked On cream carpet Half past four It’s time for jam and toast Limericks and lessons Hopscotch on the lawn All these precious memories The ones you love the most As the sun is setting Playing cards Out … Continue reading →

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How Is It That…?

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Helen

How is it that You always make me smile Your thin demeanour Serious gaze Your under-stated style All make me want To see your face And linger here awhile How is it that Your laugh is like a summer song? … Continue reading →

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Siren Song

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Helen

I understand the ancient mariners now Like them I tie myself against my heart To the bow The wisdom of the drunkenness of senses With sheer beauty losing All defences I understand the wish to hear then die Your siren … Continue reading →

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Communion

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Helen

Eyes across a room Commune In a knowing glance Advance Eyelids flutter by A lie Do we yet have proof Of truth? Daemon to daemon Here upon Greater than our past We clasp Smaller souls here lost The cost Witness … Continue reading →

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Faithful Friend

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Helen

I still dream of the little dog I had as a child Like her spirit has followed me Carefree and wild And she comes when I need her With her comfort so mild Oh what a faithful companion To have … Continue reading →

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Simple

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Helen

The simplest love is the purest The one that does not cause fear No anxiety rising to greet you Companionship built upon years With passion there’s always some darkness Uncertainty raises the stakes But with this delicious perplexity Comes too … Continue reading →

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One Word

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Helen

One word Spoken in the hush As evening falls One kiss Light on a cheek In shadows One promise Broken before It is made One heart Split at the core Bereft One word Too quiet to hear All is lost … Continue reading →

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Gentle – A Villanelle

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Helen

This is so gentle I may fall and cry See breath upon your lips so sweet and light To keep such precious moments, gladly die You seem so like an angel passing by Yet in my yearning heart would you … Continue reading →

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