Tag Archives: memory

Suspended

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Helen

Darker shadows suspended Above particles of falling light A raven wing fluttering Amidst the sea of curtains Wafted in the breeze I thought my heart would freeze To see you on the stair Just standing there in thought Long before … Continue reading →

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Trust

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Helen

This sweet weaponry I give to you With whispered confidences true Please do not use or misconstrue If I should ever part from you This trust I show is deep and strong Your heart a place where this belongs My … Continue reading →

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Truth or Dare?

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Helen

To speak the truth so long past now I am not certain I can try I know not where I may begin To be so certain I don’t lie And do I dare and would I choose To risk it … Continue reading →

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Enemy Waters

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Helen

Swim carefully The tendrils here are deadly They curl and coil about you To draw you further in Swim cautiously The many coloured fish are all Siren songs to your decline Beautiful assassins Swim hopefully Within the web of blue … Continue reading →

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Take Me Back – for Prompt 31 Take Me Back

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Helen

He stood Bedraggled urchin on the doorstep He was a parcel left open in the rain A supplicant gazing into my unblinking eyes one more time ‘Take me back’ I’d envisaged this moment a thousand, thousand times But not like this … Continue reading →

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The Day That You Were Lost To Me

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Helen

The day that you were lost to me Somewhere between the sand and sea Somewhere between the breath And breathless dusty death A raven flying homeward, finally free That day the moon rose over the sun Eclipsed all beauty, so … Continue reading →

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Turning of the Years

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Helen

This is the turning of the years One day like another Yet marked by anniversaries Of births, deaths, loves and loss This is the turning of the years Each seven years our cells Reproduce and re-invent themselves The DNA continues … Continue reading →

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Shape Shifter

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Helen

That morning you did not look like you Your body was much broader And your eyes a different hue No clarity and no order Where once you were a gazelle You seemed so much the bear I nearly passed unknowing … Continue reading →

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Dream Lover

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Helen

Phantom kiss On half-open lips As eyes half awake Flutter to see Feather like touch On sensitive skin Far too much Far too much Dream lover here Just out of reach Hands stretch and clasp Into thin air Meditate on … Continue reading →

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Melody

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Helen

This lilting lovely melody Brings summertime and warmth to me It floats like gossamer above It speaks of friendship and of love The ripples in the minor key Bring back such sublime memory A touch of wistful sadness true Brings … Continue reading →

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