Tag Archives: raven

I Hear Your Voice

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Helen

I hear your voice My special friend From beyond the world of men Your silky black wings And piercing eyes And how your soul sings When together we fly As we will do By and by I love your soul … Continue reading →

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Calling

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Helen

The first level is the Raven Initiate kneels and bows Prostrate upon the floor Awaiting touch and enlightenment Following the calling To this room This day This appointed hour Dweller on the threshold Between life and death Facing the abyss … Continue reading →

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Raven

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Helen

Carry me through I hold your insignia Against my breast Have withstood every ritual To bear your name I’ve beaten down my will But I stand here Just the same Give me a soul Burnished through the deepest fire As … Continue reading →

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Girl and the Raven

Posted on January 3, 2015 by Helen

The girl and the raven appear at the morn Awash with the tears she has shed before dawn She’s floating in white, a mere sprite of despair Combing her memories through her dark hair The raven’s a psychopomp calling her … Continue reading →

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Akin

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Helen

You are akin to night A starless sky A raven in full flight Utter absences of light You’re of the deep A well of longing A restless, fitful sleep Dark promises to keep You’re groom to death Funeral procession Secrets … Continue reading →

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Are you a Raven?

Posted on August 30, 2013 by Helen

Spreadeagled on the altar I wait ‘Are you a Raven?’ she asked I do not know, I do not know And does it matter? ‘It might’ she replied A Psychopomp Weaving its way to the underneath Coiled within waiting for … Continue reading →

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Falling To The Floor

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Helen

Suspended in this cold hereafter Robbed of sight, of sound, of laughter Brooding, waiting for a sign from others Passing here before In such caverns, thoughts residing Ancient gods are here presiding Weighing sins to find me wanting, Falling to … Continue reading →

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Winged Creatures (2)

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Helen

Sweet owl bring to us Minerva’s wisdom and word from the depth of night Butterly so bright Colours of the souls rainbow Promise of cocoon Raven travel miles cross Styx with the ferryman leading souls to home Eagle’s great wing … Continue reading →

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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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