Tag Archives: Philosophy

Inner Warrior Sunset

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Helen

Enduring now the setting of her sun She feels this in her bones, embracing age The warrior accepts her race is run Although so many dreams have just begun She sees her story told on history’s page Enduring now the setting … Continue reading →

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Self-Delusion Vs Self-Knowledge

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Helen

We only examine Truth we don’t like We readily accept The lies that we do We look for veracity In our depth of response We think if we feel it Then somehow it’s true If we find ourselves anxious We … Continue reading →

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Failing Love

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Helen

A brittle man whose heart was closed Took more from life than he supposed By drawing to him beauty rare To make for him a world he chose His soul it seemed beyond repair He treated no-one with such care … Continue reading →

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Tree of Life

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Helen

Oh Tree of Life! Haloed in white Dare I approach? Roots snake beneath the earth Encompassing the world All flows from and to you I would climb to your boughs Looking up and down Simultaneously As above, so below We … Continue reading →

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Edge of the Memory

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Helen

Suddenly it happens again, perceptions distort Distance is further Nearness is closer And I am on the edge of a memory that ever eludes me Hovering, hoping to keep the moment just long enough to recall Strangeness descends, like wildfire … Continue reading →

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Storm Gods

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Helen

When I was in my early teen years one day I stayed home from high school because I was unwell. Sometime in the mid afternoon of that day my mother came to rouse me from my sleep, saying ‘Helen! Hurry! … Continue reading →

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Beauty Ritual

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Helen

Sitting in the hairdresser’s chair mid process, my hair spiked by colouring agents Purple swathes against beige I look like I’ve been adorned for a tribal ritual Frankly it’s vaguely frightening And how the lights play on my visage making … Continue reading →

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The 1%

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Helen

Rich Bastards Incorporated Smug and self satisfied Counting their riches Drunk on their pride Failure’s their talisman Profit from grief Got the predictions wrong? Act like a thief! Better to prophesise The weather next week Nothing much left in This … Continue reading →

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Alchemical Chess

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Helen

‘In chess Someone must play The dark pieces’ she said It struck me as a revelation of a deeper, sadder truth Through irritation the pearl is formed Through adversity strength and honor shine Through age wisdom may emerge What is … Continue reading →

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Shock Freefall

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Helen

There was a moment I stood transfixed trying to assimilate what I had heard Could I process this revelation? Moreover could I believe? The balance, so complex and deceiving Would I even know, be able to see? Something so quiet … Continue reading →

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