Tag Archives: Spiritual

Ancient Longing

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Helen

These ancient walls are vast, heraldic creatures watch o’er me and yet alone within one room I brood solitary, dreaming of an age lost to me These steps are steeped in blood and time The mischief of an age gone … Continue reading →

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Companion

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Helen

My companion of these many years Has settled In the lining Of my hopes and dreams and fears Laugh lines marking All the memories That we share and hold so dear Like a soft enfolding blanket Slightly tattered But still … Continue reading →

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He Said, She Said

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Helen

He said A pure moment Must be captured And kept still Like a flower pressed Against a page She said No moment’s pure All is change Cannot remain And will be free And all the rest’s Captivity He said To … Continue reading →

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Reclaim

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Helen

Sweat on the brow The moment is now Hold still my heart As I depart Grow strong the flame Let me reclaim My true birthright On this good night (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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Transcend

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Helen

Between us all perhaps Are threads of light Shimmering For those with eyes to see Ephemeral connection Pulsing with pure love Every moment As we breathe The mystics say that God is One And so it seems are we In … Continue reading →

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Brightest Flame

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Helen

The brightest flames Burn too quick And are gone The purest melodies Barely last For a song The strongest heart Beats its rhythm Too brief The greatest souls Find that time Is a thief And in these moments Of loss … Continue reading →

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We Repeat This – A Rondelet Stream

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Helen

We repeat this In each life returns the same thread We repeat this From betrayal of a lost kiss Comes the certainty of true dread But no matter what we have said We repeat this Please don’t lose heart Even … Continue reading →

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Stars

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Helen

Dismay Today I pray The way Will cut through all dismay, today you Give to my heart, I pray, the way through It’s true I do Come through For you My heart was yours then, it’s true I do care … Continue reading →

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Discordance

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Helen

A solitary man Upon this road Listens so intently Above him a starlit canopy Sings songs of the spheres No discordance here A chill within Bids him pull His collar to his throat Before him aches the road The travail … Continue reading →

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Elemental Cycles

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Helen

Desert thirst Waterless ocean Death by sand Fire dressing Flickering fabric as you writhe Bath too still Submerged for too long, motionless Natures loves this special vacuum No breath here Earth, fire, water, air; gather souls to home (c) Helen … Continue reading →

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