Tag Archives: Musings

Mistake

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Helen

A click on the keyboard A stroke of the pen Decision made in haste Miscalculates, and then All we know of hell And all we’d know of heaven Descends A word brusquely spoken A tear soaked voice Denial of true … Continue reading →

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Infinity

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Helen

Infinity bracelet worn Upon a stranger’s wrist Like a talisman to where Intimate strangers kiss All my life there’s never been More to feel than this Can a sense of lack become Something close to bliss? Infinity tattoo tells Lies … Continue reading →

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Trenchcoat Song

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Helen

Trenchcoat covers Neck against a chill That slivers down the alleyway All the way to hell Frost upon the grass breaks As stranger’s feet tread by Players roll their dice to see Who may live or die High heeled, cool … Continue reading →

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Model Army

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Helen

Such skeletal form In garb of darkest hue Direct, emotionless gaze Piercing fashion through Life’s darker mysteries In glances so construed Marching mannequins master Talents known to few Down the boulevard Paparazzi prey Celebrity in hiding Venture out this day … Continue reading →

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Dark Parade

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Helen

I have not yet Been consumed by lust or love I’ve flown above The act while it was made Just curiosity For all the games we’ve played I have not known My soul, this dark parade I have not yet … Continue reading →

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Guilt

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Helen

I am drawn out on this rack Spread like withered newspaper crackling and brown; I have hungered beyond earthly recognition for a moment of almost predatory peace Sweet skeleton irradiates unspoken crimes; days long ago during summer’s idyll, where we … Continue reading →

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Kissing’s Sake

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Helen

I knew you In the moment of the kiss I knew that nothing Would be more or less than this This was it all Just the touch of lip and tongue No serenade to art Or of romance there begun … Continue reading →

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Pitiless

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Helen

Pitiless As Vlad Tepe’s eyes Gazing at the carnage Of his artistry You rise Remorseless as he You remain Against all the cries wrung out From this Symphony of pain Bloodless lips Like his icy kiss Draw back Startling with … Continue reading →

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The Progress of the Tarot – Part One

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Helen

The Fool On the precipice Dancing dog Bids you jump and fly In my world this new Chance here seems Both wonderous, dread The Magician Purest alchemy As above So below, is known Can I take this chance Weave it … Continue reading →

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Inspiration

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Helen

In your many words and thoughts Your images and artistry The wonderful diversity Is inspiration, purity In the myriad views of life You portray here so well So many tales to tell So many fears to quell When I dwell … Continue reading →

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