Tag Archives: Philosophy

Death

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Helen

‘Break bread with me’ Said Death Pulling out a seat To rest his weary form ‘I’ve ridden long Into the night’ he said ‘I’ll ride much longer Ere the dawn’ ‘Have you come for me?’ I politely asked Not regretful … Continue reading →

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Ghazal 2

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Helen

Secret comrades meeting here, rise and close your door As though to battle bound let fervour fire your core The traveller stakes his aim on conquering higher peaks Then at once to greet them, strides brave across the floor Tumbling … Continue reading →

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Genetic Entropy

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Helen

Genetic entropy No issue from This generation A name disappears The line ends Much as it began In silence And obscurity. (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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Raven Flight

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Helen

The raven’s eye Blinks slowly Settled on its prize It has travelled far Now to find its way Cross a world of thieves And lies It holds alchemy And philosophies Within grasping claws So strong Like a psychopomp It will … 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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Telepaths

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Helen

Gestalt mind Possibility Of the hive Patterned thought Take the next great leap Future bound Telepath All the circuitry So alive Three as one Here new trinity Can be found. (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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Tree of Knowledge

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Helen

The serpent speaks Of knowledge Twined around this Tree Temptation here To simply know The heart of mystery And is this wisdom Given here To somehow set us free? Once innocence is lost Tis gone forever You cannot wish away … 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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Gabriel

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Helen

Herald of the archangel The gift of prophecy What dread words Expel on your breath In these terrible times? Word of a birth Or of hope Or even the word of a god Should he still speak to us Lost … 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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