Tag Archives: truth

Hide and Seek

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Helen

A game to play To while away the day I will not peek Or cheat at hide and seek Lost innocence Is far too great expense I only pray That you may yield some day And when we hide In … Continue reading →

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Siren Song

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Helen

I understand the ancient mariners now Like them I tie myself against my heart To the bow The wisdom of the drunkenness of senses With sheer beauty losing All defences I understand the wish to hear then die Your siren … Continue reading →

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Communion

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Helen

Eyes across a room Commune In a knowing glance Advance Eyelids flutter by A lie Do we yet have proof Of truth? Daemon to daemon Here upon Greater than our past We clasp Smaller souls here lost The cost Witness … Continue reading →

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Seance

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Helen

Spectral murmurings Darkened room Illumined by only candlelight Gathered here The disconsolate and lost Seeking memories In light and dust Sonorous voice Omnipotent in a singular Moment Crossing the veil Psychopomp in black lace Withered, snake skin hands Connect Across … Continue reading →

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Prompt 11- Literary Idols – Oscar Wilde

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Helen

Yet each man kills the thing he loves By each let this be heard. Some do it with a bitter look, Some with a flattering word. The coward does it with a kiss, The brave man with a sword! (from … Continue reading →

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End Game

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Helen

Poised on the precipice The Fool dances Plans and strategies Are just words on paper Marks on maps The quantum of force Blisters through intellect Is brute force the answer Or another riddle to solve For end game? Flying above … Continue reading →

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Perfect Possession

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Helen

I have always been A case of perfect possession And yet it seems that I belie The belief this is always bad The elemental that Reads and breathes through me Demands new words and poetry, and yet It isn’t always … Continue reading →

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Time’s Drive

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Helen

Driving need to fill Up time; hours pass Quickly when unrelenting Wishes command All thought of rest Departs; a distant friend Half remembered Lazing on a beach Unaware of the sun’s Dreadful dominion Soaking up rays Forgetting minutes, hours, days … Continue reading →

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Belong

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Helen

I have never had this feeling What it is to just belong I’ve an independent streak Sometimes stubborn, sometimes strong So I guess you see bemusement As you look upon my face I’ve been alone in certain solitude Never seeking … Continue reading →

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For You

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Helen

These things I do I do for you We band of friends Until the end These battles won Have just begun Mere games we play Must pass away The stakes are high And yet I’ll try To soothe your mind … Continue reading →

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