Tag Archives: self

Freedom

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Helen

Shake off all the shackles Of your tired fretting mind You’ve grown old The years have passed unnoticed And you’ve been hostage to The trance of others’ dreams Your prison is your creation Even as others have Offered dubious helping … Continue reading →

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Rapunzel

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Helen

Rapunzel did you let it fall Your golden hair Right to the ground? Your freedom in your dance will tell The story that you’ve hidden deep And as you roam the fields will we Be opened to the secrets That … Continue reading →

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On My Own

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Helen

I live alone I’m on my own A sentinel To all I’ve known You cannot reach And cannot teach I’m flotsam lost Upon a beach A citadel Or none at all My kingdom rises Slowly falls I live alone I’m … Continue reading →

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Reckoning

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Helen

Is there a true reckoning beyond the veil, a life re-lived in timelessness and understood objectively as a thing apart? Can the soul look upon its own deeds, weighed against conscious and unconscious intent; see for once the dissonance between … Continue reading →

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