Tag Archives: Philosophy

Risen

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Helen

Blackened eagle Wings through putrid sky Storms brewing Hunger and terror Blind sisters they weave Darker thread Demon regal Hooded piercing eye Wolf pursuing Spiritual error Forsaken hearts cleave To the dead (c) Helen Valentina 2014, All Rights Reserved

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Procession

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Helen

The procession of my days gives way to slow encroaching age Each page is written deep in blood and floods my mind with memories that tease The procession of these hours have powers to make the past within akin to … Continue reading →

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Abraxas

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Helen

I’ve been talking with Abraxas He confuses what is true He is balance, one part darkness One part sunlight is his view I’ve been asking him some questions All the mysteries I hold He’s enigma, he’s enjoyment He is warmth … Continue reading →

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Soul

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Helen

Burning on this pyre of many years I weave my own lost mystery We have too many deeds undone and too little history to make any sense of you and me We look to skies above to find a god … Continue reading →

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Mystic’s Last Love Song – for Prompt 42 Tired Surrender

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Helen

Upon these streets I have listlessly wandered Within lost thoughts I have sunken and floundered In brittle light bathed I’m en-webbed and confounded Ears harkening to the call A barefoot adept, arms outstretched on high In this moment more afraid to … Continue reading →

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Hope Dies for Prompt 39 Unwanted Truth

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Helen

My truth is the one where hope dies It shivers on the barricades It is verdant in the Everglades But when the jury must be swayed Just silence and a nothingness replies My truth is the one deep known The … Continue reading →

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A God’s Life

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Helen

Immemorial, immaterial Immortal This terrible existence Without end Competing energy electric Sing your symphonies In incorporeal space And of any earlier mercy Not a trace Revered in legend, longing Lamentations A god’s life spans Everything Personality of vibrancy Peculiar vernacular … Continue reading →

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Revolution

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Helen

No more revolutionary thought than love No greater or more simple call to arms Against the tide of persistent individuality And natural, bodily greed Survival instincts programmed For the selfish gene And yet this emotion gestates, arises The phoenix unexpected … Continue reading →

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Foundations

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Helen

The foundation of thought Needs be sturdy and strong In vagaries not caught Only rational belong We should be precise Our logic so clear Our intellect ice This crisp time of year Our arguments right Our materials sound There’s no … Continue reading →

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Flawless

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Helen

It was flawless This turn on the boards Performance of a lifetime Every word spoken Trembled in perfection Every move was grace Why did it feel hollow Why a ringing tone Echoes in my ear? Could it be exquisite Is another … Continue reading →

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