Tag Archives: memory

Lost Ghost

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Helen

Wraithlike Half floating Half gliding Down spectral halls The outline of A memory Ever so faintly Ever so gently calls Sorrowful Dark mourning Hands wringing Suffused with strange light A childless mother Husbandless bride Supplicant here Weeps in sacrificial white … Continue reading →

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Sense Memory

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Helen

Body wash in coconut and lime Soothe away all the days woes So sublime Trick the mind With sense recollection Of simpler times A moment Of complete mindfulness When I stop I pause Between acts, thoughts And dreams And simply … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Helen

Random Thoughts start to flicker across a mind that is not burdened with intent Bath There is nothing so delightful or soothing as soaking in a bath Regret If you would pre-write Your own obituary Speak not of regret Fickle … Continue reading →

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Night Reverie

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Helen

Night rings shrill in my ears Fractal electricity Humming beneath Tar filled roads And concrete beams Lights against Midsummer night sky Seem to dance To a madman’s lullaby Strangers’ faces Passed along nervous streets Wear unreal masks From some hidden … Continue reading →

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One Perfect Night

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Helen

One perfect so unusual night Like a song once adored heard by chance on the radio A memory Full of promise never realised yet still shining in my mind A reflection of a different life and different choices made somewhere … Continue reading →

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Slumber

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Helen

As I lay me down to sleep Embracing secrets I would keep From night’s high fortress would I leap Should this fall prove not so steep I wish to dream, I wish to fly With dragon wings invade the sky … Continue reading →

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Memory

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Helen

Last night I dreamt of your house Like I was a ghost Visiting its past You were not there Only the memories Of the place itself Distorted somehow By the dream What does it say That my dreaming self Remembers … Continue reading →

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Food Reverie (inspired by the morning coffee)

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Helen

Coffee Dark, rich succour Shortbread biscuits Melting with the flavour On my tongue The morning painted with Sweetness and faint spice These habits and addictions Re-awakened, just begun Passing bakery shops On my travels Takes me instantly back To childhood … Continue reading →

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Edge of the Memory

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Helen

Suddenly it happens again, perceptions distort Distance is further Nearness is closer And I am on the edge of a memory that ever eludes me Hovering, hoping to keep the moment just long enough to recall Strangeness descends, like wildfire … Continue reading →

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Storm Gods

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Helen

When I was in my early teen years one day I stayed home from high school because I was unwell. Sometime in the mid afternoon of that day my mother came to rouse me from my sleep, saying ‘Helen! Hurry! … Continue reading →

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