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Reclaim
Reclaim the butterfly Symbol of transformation Not simple Not easy But fine Not manipulated Traumatised And degraded Reclaim the symbol For what its purpose was And always should be Reclaim the butterfly And then set it free (c ) Helen … Continue reading
Posted in Air, Poetry
Tagged freedom, mind control, ritual, Spiritual, symbolism, transformation, trauma based mind control
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Threshold
Do I dare disturb this place? Enter the door forbidden By my ancestors Yet open here before me Entreating my safe entry To the world beyond? I have practiced carefully Learned the texts and rituals Prepared as a novice to … Continue reading
Posted in Air, Poetry
Tagged adept, alternate dimensions, Dweller on the threshold, eternal life, magick, novice, ritual, Spiritual
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Nourishment
Each day Given unto us Such nourishment For body and soul That spirit and form Are complete And whole Let this be Our sacred goal From youth Until we are old We pray Each day (c) Helen Valentina 2016
Black and White
Symbolic duality Black and white Balanced held Temporarily What feet may walk Across this chequered floor And what for? Perfect design Each component Like the last In perpetuity What ritual done On a blood washed floor And what for? Between … Continue reading
Raven
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
Shrine
Garlanded in red you came Dancing girl Spirit of flame Silver shrine awaits Supplicant Child of the fates Peaceful passage calls Weeping willows See it all Garlanded in red you came Dancing girl Spirit of flame (c) Helen Valentina 2015, … Continue reading
The Wildness and the Blade, for Prompt 78 Persephone
These childhood games we played The wildness and the blade We’d never shed one tear Our blood ran thick as fear This bride to death in black Calls to retreating backs Cross tempest wretched sky Her ululating cry Each bone is broken, … Continue reading
Becomes Me – for Prompt 61 – Toska
Twilight becomes me The purple-black shade of in-between Stars struggle to ignite In an opaque sky Moments before the light Falls as broken wings Years of waiting have become Mere sacred ritual The white, the red, the black I light … Continue reading
Posted in Air, Poetry
Tagged dark, despair, ennui, heartache, loss, lost desire, prompt, ritual, spiritual anguish, toska, yearning
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Killing Place
These streets beyond are narrow, dark Their lights wink with a dying grace Within the perimeter of the park They come to find the killing place Their hooded garb and blackened cloaks Hide centuries of deep regret You hear the … Continue reading