Tag Archives: Musings

Birthing Art

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Helen

Irritation of oysters Create the pearl Agony of labour New life Deeper pain and distress Forge a writer’s words Or an artist’s brush A singer’s song Whirling in this mire Off centre Intimately alone Can a monstrosity Create a star … Continue reading →

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Words

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Helen

I have no children of my flesh They live only in my words To claim that this is just the same Would truly be absurd But without form and vocal chords Their voices still are heard I have no lover … Continue reading →

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The Quietest Time of Night

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Helen

Waves on the shoreline Beat back endless Cresting peaks Crash on indifferent sands Above the moon Shines pale, strange light At the quietest time of night Footprints washed away now Travellers passing unseen Fleeting, softly Traversing in silence Above the … Continue reading →

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Another’s Muse

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Helen

Those who wish to be a muse Have not been one Think twice on the terrible sacrifice Of this calling Life reflected in another’s eyes Clouds over your sun Refracted imagery of deeper need Angels falling Those who wish to … Continue reading →

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Hides Behind Our Eyes

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Helen

Flotsam and jetsam Of a life half lived Imagined slights and taunts Can we now forgive? Irrational memories Rising to the light Where the darkness once was kept Now only delight So much of our self is born In our … Continue reading →

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Even Then

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Helen

Should you fall to your knees Beg forgiveness A supplicant before me Even then, even then I do not know Should you admit to your crimes Every single one Without excuse or accusation Even then, even then I do not … Continue reading →

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Before the Decline

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Helen

Nature is at its most beautiful The moment before the decay Flowers in full bloom Butterflies in flight Hovering over the precipice Of decline Similarly the lines of age Upon a face Begin to trace The trajectory of wisdom The … Continue reading →

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Lost Angels

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Helen

Suspect feelings rise A glimpse of something so old It decays from within A mask worn Through the mirror dark Reflects back a truth Soothsayers would scream for Lash across the back Splinters of words And dreams Corrode the flesh … Continue reading →

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Power Games

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Helen

Eyes across a banquet hall Pageantry and dance As the princelings of this line Other lines supplant Claims and politics abound Priests and scholars play Interpretive, this history All the court dismayed Heads may roll upon a line A chapter … Continue reading →

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Mini Rant

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Helen

I regularly get a taxi home from the shops on Saturday morning because although I only live about a ten minute walk away (which I always walk to the shops), coming home that way with heavy shopping bags makes it … Continue reading →

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