Tag Archives: Spiritual

Lone Sentinel

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Helen

Lone Sentinel In this arid place Pondering our history Lone sentinel Take your rightful place In heart of mystery This tree of life Grows in dusty climes Roots seek nourishment Not forest lush No such sacred climes Give encouragement We stand … Continue reading →

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Muse

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Helen

Your beautiful face Etched upon my memory Of pity, no trace Deeper muse to me Arising from your dark eyes Beguiled fantasy There is no surprise The wellspring in this place What depths comprise Your beautiful face Repeating in the … Continue reading →

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Weightless

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Helen

I I am weightless I am flying through the perfect sky And I I am free at last I have no boundaries being weightless I I feel so innocent and so pure of heart in both mind and soul That … Continue reading →

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Baron’s Dance

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Helen

Skulls tell the story Of transitory glory Caught betwixt and between Fit for a queen The Baron does his dance For more than circumstance Just see him dance! Deadly nightshade flower Relinquishing each hour Spirits are on fire Death’s a … Continue reading →

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Noli Me Tangere

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Helen

My tombstone reads Noli Me Tangere In death as was in life I would not love-born Children bear To no man be a wife And should they seek A lock of hair I gave instead a knife Noli Me Tangere … Continue reading →

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Hymn to the Fall

Posted on May 18, 2014 by Helen

Hovering above me this crystal night I felt the hand of spirits caress my cheek and then it seemed I heard them speak and call me traitor, call me weak As though upon their testimony worlds would rise and fall … Continue reading →

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To the Last

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Helen

To the last drop of wine I drink to you Remembering our days before solitude descended and in my grief befriended me so gentle in its sway To the last melody I sing to you How I danced in your … Continue reading →

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Moment – for Prompt 55 Slowly Dawning Horror

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Helen

There was a moment when you stood upon the stair and all the lights of the world coalesced cascading in your lustrous hair, and men in rooms played billiards into the night And you thought you could still make it … Continue reading →

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Fractured – for Prompt 54 A vastly important secret

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Helen

Oh little ones I felt the fall The splintering among you all As heavens opened I espied The way you wailed, you fell and cried What once was One had to rebel And what this brings the brave don’t tell … Continue reading →

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Tripping

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Helen

I rode a freely falling star That collided with the moon On a frenetic summer’s evening Sweat glistening on my skin And it spoke of secrets, lies and sin That ended all too soon It was a serenade for fools … Continue reading →

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