Tag Archives: promise

Sleep Now

Posted on December 28, 2016 by Helen

Sleep now Little earth Before the moment Of new and wondrous birth Slumber sweet ‘Neath veil of white We will endure Through this darkest night Quiet wait Till the new year morn Something precious Will be surely born Sleep now … Continue reading →

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The Gathering

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Helen

Blessed is The gathering Anointing here A newborn king Butterflies free Angels weep and sing Blessed is The gathering Many decry What this may bring Fear and taunts Mud will sling But on fury Honour wings Blessed is The gathering … Continue reading →

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Early Morning

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Helen

Early morning is the purest and most peaceful time Soft sunlight dips its rays across A welcoming, soft toned sky The moon has vanished Waiting on her time And life surrenders to the warmth All around Early morning holds the … Continue reading →

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Ring

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Helen

This ring binds Golden latchkey The petals strewn Across this bed Have wilted over time This ring binds This ring clasps Withered fingers Age has leached All sense of reason Habit now is king This ring clasps This ring endures … Continue reading →

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Deep Silence

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Helen

This deep silence of morning Starless sky before dawn breaks Blanketed in dark and calm An island to myself I seek a comfort long forgotten In the weave of black and grey Dreams adrift and quickly floating Lover’s kiss a … Continue reading →

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World Outside

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Helen

There is a whole world waiting outside I don’t care There are lush fields brimming with green Growing there Within my home everything’s dark All is despair There is a whole world living outside I’m not there Watch how the … Continue reading →

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Delicate

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Helen

You are freshly born So delicate Beauteous imagery And so dear to me Like the breaking dawn How my heart is torn Can’t true placate Your sweet symmetry What the world will see What they’ll dream upon I am not … Continue reading →

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Horizons

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Helen

I am flying Flying onwards to the new I am calling I am calling out to you The horizons Promise lovely scenery Won’t you follow Won’t you quickly follow me? I’m cascading Like pure water falling down Fear is fading … Continue reading →

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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 →

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If You Stop Breathing

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Helen

If you stop breathing I’ll follow he said Down through the whirlwind, wherever I’m led Six feet so deep in earth and in stone Holding your hand so you’re never alone If you stop breathing I’ll hold you he cried … Continue reading →

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