Tag Archives: Musings

Bird of Prey

You are A bird of prey You fly above me Watching carefully You take your time For your inventory And then you swoop You’ll be the death of me You are A vulture circling You’ve tasted death Upon the summer … Continue reading

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Psycopath – for Prompt 32 – Bridge

They say there is such a short distance within the cerebral cortex to the amygdala Tenuous bridge of thought that shimmers with indeterminate, uncontrolled reptilian response These furrowed roads within are fortune’s fool and character as destiny trembles on this molten … Continue reading

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Free

Free from thought Free from time Free from consequence Free from crime Free from circumstance Free from fear Free from sympathy Free from cheer Free from thoughts now Free from strife May as well be Free from life © Helen … Continue reading

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Go The Distance

I desire to go the distance of the fire Ambition is my true mistress I’ll not tire I prefer the higher mountain here to climb I’ll revere the call of reason not the rhyme I desire to go the distance … Continue reading

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Best Kept Secret

You have the best kept secret of all They’d never know or guess How far you’d stoop or fall You hide your crimes in plain sight The whiplash of comedy Is a beacon far too harsh and bright For years … Continue reading

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Recovery

The day dawns less grey Less oppressive seems the sun And lights that lead the way show simpler pathways here to run Your name is not a beating repetition in my heart No image of your leaving haunts each day … Continue reading

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Fair Play

You never knew fair play It never was your way For those who follow rules Brought derision and dismay You always played to win No sense of dark or sin All others were just fools Who never could begin To … Continue reading

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Tropical Punch

Sweet seductions Perfect passions Fruitful frisson Succulent spice Tropical treats Majestic mango Spritely spirits Nourishing, nice © Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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Enemy Waters

Swim carefully The tendrils here are deadly They curl and coil about you To draw you further in Swim cautiously The many coloured fish are all Siren songs to your decline Beautiful assassins Swim hopefully Within the web of blue … Continue reading

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Music-Less

Over the years it seems my life Has gradually, slowly come to be An absence of such pure delight Or even mournful melody When I was young I lived the age When music held such mastery And all the hours … Continue reading

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