Tag Archives: Musings

Prompt 11- Literary Idols – Oscar Wilde

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Helen

Yet each man kills the thing he loves By each let this be heard. Some do it with a bitter look, Some with a flattering word. The coward does it with a kiss, The brave man with a sword! (from … Continue reading →

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End Game

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Helen

Poised on the precipice The Fool dances Plans and strategies Are just words on paper Marks on maps The quantum of force Blisters through intellect Is brute force the answer Or another riddle to solve For end game? Flying above … Continue reading →

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Perfect Possession

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Helen

I have always been A case of perfect possession And yet it seems that I belie The belief this is always bad The elemental that Reads and breathes through me Demands new words and poetry, and yet It isn’t always … Continue reading →

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Time’s Drive

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Helen

Driving need to fill Up time; hours pass Quickly when unrelenting Wishes command All thought of rest Departs; a distant friend Half remembered Lazing on a beach Unaware of the sun’s Dreadful dominion Soaking up rays Forgetting minutes, hours, days … Continue reading →

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Won’t Be Round Much This Weekend….

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Helen

    Just popping in to say I won’t be round much this weekend and possibly into next week – I have put my lower back out and sitting for any length of time is very painful. I have purchased a … Continue reading →

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Dreams For Sale

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Helen

Dreams for sale Man at the doorway Peddling hope Aspiring To beat the odds now Try to cope Dreams for rent Going cheap these days This can’t last Grab it quick Only one user From the past Dreams to trade … Continue reading →

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Swimming With Sharks

Posted on July 4, 2013 by Helen

Their teeth are blunt these days Their slow approach is flawed It’s not what it used to be Machiavelli would be appalled Their schemes so obvious We’ve seen it all before Criminality so banal They only bend the law Their … Continue reading →

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Echo

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Helen

I can hear you Reverberate Separate from me Thoughts we share Flying Spectacularly free Repeating the message Are you me? Are you me? Twin notes Repeating now Across the sky Echo is vital Wondering why Repeating the message You am … Continue reading →

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Evil

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Helen

Evil waits Till you cease looking Till you are calm And don’t see true Evil wears The face of angels To ensnare And beguile you Evil’s patience Is unstinting Waiting silent On its prey It’s the darkness Fast approaching When … Continue reading →

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No More

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Helen

I wanted you once No more, no more I needed you once No more I paced for you once The floor, the floor I turned to your heart Implored I believed in you once Was blind, was blind Didn’t know … Continue reading →

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