Tag Archives: Musings

Capital

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Helen

In this nation’s capital The streets are wide And empty Comfort, structure and design Happily meet To hide the desperation within. All is hierarchy and status And form Parliament the lone sentinel On the hill Surveying all below In this … Continue reading →

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Who?

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Helen

Momentary thought Reflection in the mirror A stranger, not me In the world of dreams Do we wear our own faces Or other strange masks? Expressions I show Calibrate hidden feelings I will not betray Can we even know The … Continue reading →

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Confusion or Curiosity

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Helen

Feeling confused Conflicted This maze Is a labyrinth Hiding a minotaur Would Ariadne’s thread Lead me through? So unsure Of where I should land Loyalties are complex No truth is clear I don’t even know If I represent light Or … Continue reading →

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Vlad – The Original Vampire

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Helen

Classic story told Ancient warrior turned god of the darkest kind Blood now is the life Pain etched on the palest face driven by this thirst Perfect allegory perhaps, of a need profound, banishing all light Once proud man of … Continue reading →

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Discord and Detachment

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Helen

A strange pirouette A moment of discordance The dancer breaks ranks This crawling instinct Disturbs not the zen master’s Meditation zone On the brink of sleep Sharp noise from another room Wakes to alertness Concentrate deeply Even the song of … Continue reading →

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Slumber

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Helen

As I lay me down to sleep Embracing secrets I would keep From night’s high fortress would I leap Should this fall prove not so steep I wish to dream, I wish to fly With dragon wings invade the sky … Continue reading →

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Pop Culture Mashup – A Plea to Television Writers Everywhere

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Helen

I’m sure that you feel The death of your characters To the harsh, unrelenting Executive’s axe Surely a new life Awaits relocation With only slight tweaking To canon and facts? Each of our heroes Deserve more than three Acts! On … Continue reading →

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Here Is Mystery

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Helen

Here is mystery The moment when reason retreats before belief The point of elation twisting into strange grief See a penitent soul falling like a thief naked and vulnerable to their knees before some ineffable light Here the Adept and … Continue reading →

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Inner Warrior Sunset

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Helen

Enduring now the setting of her sun She feels this in her bones, embracing age The warrior accepts her race is run Although so many dreams have just begun She sees her story told on history’s page Enduring now the setting … Continue reading →

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Self-Delusion Vs Self-Knowledge

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Helen

We only examine Truth we don’t like We readily accept The lies that we do We look for veracity In our depth of response We think if we feel it Then somehow it’s true If we find ourselves anxious We … Continue reading →

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