Tag Archives: Spiritual

Miracles

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Helen

You ask for miracles My cupboard’s bare There are no angels left Just hiding there And God has left us here To our despair To our despair You plead for holy grace To light your way I’ve only platitudes And dull … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged angels, dark, God, Grace, hope, light, loss, miracles, need, Spiritual | 4 Comments

Duality

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Helen

Such as they Such as we Old gods turn On twisted boards Wearing new faces Hiding true souls Such as they Such as we Proper proportion Duality Fear is sister To bravery Darkness seeks to Define the light What is … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged choice, darkness, duality, gods, light, old gods, poetry, religion, right, Spiritual, wrong | Leave a comment

Grace

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Helen

Am I imprudent to request To fall on knees Until they bleed Is it too much To see me blessed To give me succour In my need? I am unworthy it is true But worth will fall And so will … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged angel, angelic, beleif, faith, Grace, hope, Love, need, poetry, Spiritual, supplication | 4 Comments

Shrine

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Helen

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 →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged Dance, faith, pace, poetry, religion, ritual, sacrifice, shrine, Spiritual, transformation, willows | Leave a comment

Different

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Helen

I was a different person then I shed my skin so many times I scarce remember, yet these photos and these memories attest to a time when I was other When I cherished hopes to my breast and played the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fire, Poetry | Tagged aging, change, choice, denial, different, lost, Love, poetry, regenration, society, soul, Spiritual, transformation, yearning | 2 Comments

Last Rites

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Helen

Whispering over me Something that I heard In their rush of misery Cloying, clammy hands All these dreams and plans Spilling like rose petals on this bed Someone giving last rites Repeating in my head The shadows lengthen every hour … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged death, dying, family, freedom, grief, last rites, mourners, release, Spiritual | 2 Comments

The Name

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Helen

Here I make prayers to broken stones Where weeds are overgrowth, and old Where footsteps have so seldom known How blood is thick and ground is cold A penitent pathetic at your feet I have burnt out my very soul … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged belief, blame, dark, guilt, lost, penitent, religious, shame, Spiritual | 2 Comments

The Age of Belief

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Helen

So hard to sustain Pure faith, true belief Over years When youth’s fire is in the veins There is hubris enough To overshadow doubts and fears We clasp our hopes like talisman And link hand in hand with gods and … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged belief, Beloved, faith, gods, guides, hope, Philosophy, religion, soul, Spiritual | 4 Comments

The Dragon and the Wolf

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Helen

You hunt within these hemispheres Whirling in the gyre I call to you as energy I’m drowning in your fire My dragon wrap your wings around My trembling body still I’ll be the wolf upon the plain Just waiting on … Continue reading →

Posted in Air, Poetry | Tagged angels, dragon, Grace, guides, Love, soul, Spiritual, totems, wolf | 6 Comments

Eden

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Helen

Beginnings are the hardest Too many rules And unknown faces What are the rituals of these places? What might only serpents know? No maps for virgin territory Only uncharted woods surrounding Why must life be so confounding? Time moves too … Continue reading →