Tag Archives: Philosophy

Anonymity

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Helen

No face To this name No trace Are we What we claim Re-traced? Could we In this game be Replaced? No face To this name No trace Unknown Day to day Alone Here we May yet pray Atone All the … Continue reading →

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Resolve

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Helen

Resolve now to remember Resolve to atone Resolve This agenda cannot be postponed Resolve to recover Resolve to protect Resolve to be chosen To be one of the elect Resolve to be strong Resolve to be sure Resolve to absolve … Continue reading →

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Damage

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Helen

I have a scar line A schism of sin For many years a tiny tear Hidden within Days pass, it ruptures Silent and sure All of this damage Floods to the floor I have a smile now Stretches my face … Continue reading →

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The Mysterious House – for Prompt 12 – Fairytale

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Helen

                  There once was a powerful magician who had traversed deep within the darkest regions of power and persuasion. He was so suffused in his magic that even his surroundings bent to … Continue reading →

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Aspiration

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Helen

You cling to the ragged coat-tails of my indecisive elevation Flapping helpless, errant clothes on the line in the midst of a storm Or a leaf buoyant but aimless on the crest of a river’s wave You see in me … Continue reading →

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How Is It That…?

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Helen

How is it that You always make me smile Your thin demeanour Serious gaze Your under-stated style All make me want To see your face And linger here awhile How is it that Your laugh is like a summer song? … Continue reading →

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The Master

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Helen

A smile of simple kindness can hide the raving jaws of a lost beast Revenge is sweeter done through others; they do not pity in the least A hive mind shudders Awaking from its slumber to be seen anew And … Continue reading →

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After Life

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Helen

I felt the last Single beat Of my heart Like a bell Tolling deep In a ruined cathedral My body spent I arose Like a whisper To find Fallen leaves And yesterday’s echoes No shining light Beckoned me No depths … Continue reading →

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Seance

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Helen

Spectral murmurings Darkened room Illumined by only candlelight Gathered here The disconsolate and lost Seeking memories In light and dust Sonorous voice Omnipotent in a singular Moment Crossing the veil Psychopomp in black lace Withered, snake skin hands Connect Across … Continue reading →

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Prompt 11- Literary Idols – Oscar Wilde

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Helen

Yet each man kills the thing he loves By each let this be heard. Some do it with a bitter look, Some with a flattering word. The coward does it with a kiss, The brave man with a sword! (from … Continue reading →

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