Tag Archives: Musings

Poet at Play

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Helen

Playing with words Rhyming absurd Secrets are heard Promises averred Playing with rhymes While away time Speaking sublime Lemon and lime Lyrical dance Nothing to chance Words that advance Those that enchant Poet at play Methods to sway Form to … Continue reading →

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Prompt 6 – Personification – The Forgotten Teddy Bear

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Helen

Once I sat Content, on your lap Beaming up through my Beaded eyes Flowing love to you My precious child I enjoyed so Our childhood games The stories and the clothes You adorned me with The friends amongst us All … Continue reading →

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The Glamorization of Evil

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Helen

Forgive me, but I feel the need for a bit of a rant. A few weeks ago the publication Psychology Today published an article called ‘Confessions of a Sociopath’.  It was a adaption of a work published by Random House … Continue reading →

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Each Day

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Helen

Each day much like the last Funny how quickly The seasons have passed Warms nights fade and with them their glow Winter’s new web Covered in snow Monday morning dreaming ahead Countdown to Friday Each day has bled Wishing your … Continue reading →

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Winter

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Helen

Winter has come The first day this year In my part of the world Shadows stretch across Dismal halls The rain falls slowly, resolute Each deliberate drop Sounding its bell Winter cold has descended An icy, aging star Regal on … Continue reading →

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Bleed

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Helen

Whispering ego Speaking its need Self-justification Hiding its greed Will our pure will Ever be freed From all the places Our true selves bleed? (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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Age

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Helen

Age does not always wither It may release Stiffer joints have less dominion With the passing of care Time itself Does not lend wisdom But irradiates Some lessons learned Freedom becomes Another term for Relinquishing what was yearned So much … Continue reading →

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Mountains

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Helen

The mountains of morning With sunlight are strewn The mountains of midnight Are blessed by the moon The mountains of evening With a silver twilight The mountains of midday Impossibly bright The mountains of memory Are vast and so deep … Continue reading →

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Unforgiven

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Helen

I am that creeping rage That splinters across doorways Breaks homes With one sibilant breath Tears hearts Like cloth To bandage the wounds I make Something was wrong In my chemistry Leaving certain choices Impossible for me What beauteous deliverance … Continue reading →

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Trust

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Helen

I hear the mournful song of lost regret Melodious and precise It hovers above me Like a falling angel in flight Each word, each lyric Speaks of years And choices broken underfoot Trampled by fear Darkened pathway is blocked No … Continue reading →

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