Tag Archives: Musings

I Am No Hero

Posted on October 2, 2013 by Helen

I calculate my days In increments of risk and gain I make my power plays For reasons that I won’t explain And as the danger comes My reptile brain, alert, awake Is beating on the drums And counting prisoners to … Continue reading →

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Three Days

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Helen

Three days deep Rolling in my sleep Closing eyes that weep Secrets that I keep Three days deep Three days long Moving with the throng Praying to belong Offering my song Three days long Three days dark Like children in … Continue reading →

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Silence

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Helen

I need silence now In silence I can breathe In silence my inner eye blinks And awakes I need solitude Wrapped within my brittle skin I can dream And then begin In solitude I crave gentleness A softest touch, a … Continue reading →

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Strange Appeal

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Helen

I have seen the child in the man And the man in the child The wild in civilisation And the civil in the wild The falsehood in sincerity The whiplash in the smile I’ve seen hunger in satiation And fulfilment … Continue reading →

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Chef

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Helen

The chef pauses for a moment Before stirring his creation Weighs the virtues and the limits Of the spices here arrayed This is artistry of the moment Flavours mixed like a devotion And there’s more than just mere chemistry In … Continue reading →

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Friendship

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Helen

Friendship eternal Growth through years and tears Hands that clasp We never ask For explanations Of hopes and fears Friendship strong The bonds that will not break To give a gift Returned in full Forgive all slights And lost mistakes … Continue reading →

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Not You

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Helen

The doorbell rang My heart it sang But it wasn’t you The telephone call Was a rise, then fall It wasn’t you The letter I read Was another’s instead And not from you And the email received Gave me no … Continue reading →

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Withering

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Helen

You endured her withering gaze You had to Her door was a ritual passageway A way through Her inspection is cold and precise She means to Makes us creatures of her own device Agreed to Like the crone she’s meticulously … Continue reading →

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Dancing All Alone

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Helen

I’m dancing all alone To sleepy syncopation Every slide and step just seems A singular innovation The sweep of saxophone And I’m dreaming of the night I’m just dancing all alone It’s a kind of sweet delight I’m humming to … Continue reading →

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Foghorn

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Helen

The foghorn blows Across the bay A mournful song Reverberates Across shining water Skipping like a stone It seems to tell Its story through its tone Of days spent lonely Lost to love A melody in minor key A single … Continue reading →

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