Tag Archives: passion

Life on Mars

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Helen

May as well seek for life on Mars In these hallways only ghosts walk And it’s been this way for years Dust is dancing in the sunlight And such hearts left here forsaken Are just listless memories And melodies to … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged belief, choice, dark, delusion, denial, dissociation, Life, madness, Mars, memory, pain, passion, Planets | 9 Comments

Delusion – for Prompt 48 Escalating Humiliation

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Helen

For one moment to be right To have felt something, anything Warm in my direction Not some sad and lost reflection Of a prize that’s so forbidden From my life Did he smile and gaze my way Feel some attraction, … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged choice, cruelty, dark, delusion, denial, Dreams, humiliation, lost love, madness, pain, passion, prompt, public embarrassment, rejection, truth | 11 Comments

Vanquished – For Prompt 46 – Bitter Loathing

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Helen

They say true hatred’s born of love But here no finer feelings bled within such arid desert where no tears for water can be shed We stumbled on such paradox A deeper schism found instead When once I called you … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged belief, bitterness, choice, daemon, dark, death, delusion, denial, fate, hatred, loathing, lost love, passion, possession, prompt, Relationships, revenge, truth, vengeance | 14 Comments

At First Sight

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Helen

Awaken A lover’s sigh now On your lips At first sight An angel’s wings spread Bringing light Hold your breath For fear these moments Pass too soon The sunlight Is eclipsed now by Pale, bright moon © Helen Valentina 2014, … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged angel, Dreams, love at first sight, moon, passion, Relationships, stars | 17 Comments

Waiting – for Prompt 41 Consuming Impatience

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Helen

My skin cracks and splits Beneath this weight of hours Emotions parched This desert life has gripped me Yet still has ill-equipped me For its slow and steady Portentous demands There was that moment on the stair Your hushed voice … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged acceptance, belief, choice, dark, denial, Dreams, impatience, lost love, Love, memory, Musings, pain, passion, prompt, Relationships, truth, waiting | 20 Comments

Captured Moments

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Helen

Sweet photographs Yellowing with time Remind me of you And such days sublime Captured moments of Our lives and love The way we seemed to fit Just like hand in glove Such sweet treasures these Perfect memories Herein portraits bound … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged Beauty, belief, choice, Love, memory, passion, photo album, photography, photos, Relationships | 10 Comments

Next In Line

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Helen

I’m here Your next in line I’m alone But I’m feeling fine I can wait For the longest time The longest time Don’t forget That I’m next in line Patience is A virtue so divine And you’re worth All my … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged Aspiration, choice, denial, longing, Love, next in line, pain, passion, patience, Relationships, unrequited love, waiting | 12 Comments

Winter Rose – for Prompt 38 Tender Love

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Helen

These hands I will now clasp to yours My cheek soft upon your cheek I’ll stare the very tempest down And gather all you seek So in this precious moment Your sadness is complete I’ll take from you each drop … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry, Water | Tagged choice, Love, pain, passion, promise, prompt, protection, Relationships, Spiritual, tender love, truth, winter rose | 22 Comments

Press ‘Start’

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Helen

I was reluctant to begin To press start entailed Commitment and belief It required An act of faith My doubting heart eschewed It needed Bravery I fear I lacked I was hesitant to call To press the buttons necessary A … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged anticipation, Aspiration, beginning, choice, Dreams, fear, hope, longing, Musings, passion, start, truth | 11 Comments

New Year’s Day

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Helen

As the cacophony of celebration settles Into the grooves of hopefulness and aspiration The world teeters on a precipice Of its own unconscious design May we have quiet This New Year’s Day May we rest As astrologers and prophets pen … Continue reading →