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Swan Song – for Prompt 35 Holiday Stories

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Helen

Sweltering dusty, lonesome streets On this hazy mid afternoon Somewhere a jukebox is playing Jangling, discordant tunes It was June You said let’s plan an escapade A once in a lifetime reverie A special moment in the sun Punctuated by … Continue reading →

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Captured Moments

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Helen

These photos are my captured moments Recollections of you, they flicker in and out of view like a silent movie reel and  I follow their lead by emotion and I feel so much that the memories arising are uncertain and … Continue reading →

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Chill Factor

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Helen

Winter has a chill factor It teaches to its favoured sons A desolate determination To take all as prisoners, every one An ice to flavour All relationships The wit and cruelty Of an upturned lip Winter’s deep chill factor Permeates … Continue reading →

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Old Flame

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Helen

I saw you first Your face in the mirror Across the café floor It’s older now More lined But beautiful still Your hair is shorter And more sparse Your restless energy Slightly more contained As you sipped your signature coffee … Continue reading →

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24 Hours

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Helen

It’s only a day Could seem like a century 24 hours pass So fleetingly But each breath Lasts eternally Burnt summer sun Shining youthfully Words spoken in haste So much time to fill 24 hours lost All our dreams are … Continue reading →

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First Desire for Prompt 34 ‘My First’

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Helen

If I try very hard I may recall Days of innocence Before wit and eloquence Before confines and conformity Before knowledge of who I was And yet may be Within the world Of my small family I may recall The … Continue reading →

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Too Many

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Helen

Too many years These pleasures pall Just salty tears Then none at all I seek to climb Only to fall Adrift in dreams A nightscape bright On weary lids Mere hope alights But as I reach It’s out of sight … Continue reading →

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Dream Tone

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Helen

Soft reverberation In the midst of the night A melody without progression Wafting from the inner ear It’s a dream tone Sounding silently But perceptibly Against your skin It’s a warning And a siren call It’s a blessing and a … Continue reading →

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Pan

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Helen

Wild forest whispers Ancient secrets Rising on the summer wind The moon’s riding high tonight Bathed in blood-red light He calls us to places where Our very souls begin Spirit of desire sublime Dark green forestry Coiling tendrils round each … Continue reading →

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Sad Lullaby

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Helen

Sad and soulful lullaby Mournful in its minor key Rising to a hopeful pitch Falling like a winter’s breeze Something aching in the sound Like forgotten memories Pretty is the tune that plays Lilting softly by degrees Sad and soulful … Continue reading →

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