Tag Archives: truth

Locket

The perfect locket Fine etched gold Hides your secrets Deep within How it shimmers In the moonlight Gold flecked warmth Like sun on skin And he’s thinking As it glistens This may be a way To begin Gilt edged locket … Continue reading

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Missed Appointment

Darkness creeps round the corner Of this dim-lit avenue It’s past midnight Outside this café As its soft light beckons you Dressed up for love But here you find Regret and solitude You missed your appointment And your suitor withdrew … Continue reading

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Face

Beautiful face Perfect blend Of symmetry and grace The golden mean Has found its place On this beautiful face Deep shining eyes Hooded mystery Hints at the prize This is artistry In human guise Seen through beautiful eyes The depths … Continue reading

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He Said, She Said

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

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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Withdraw

I withdraw from you I’m moving further for a safer view I decline your voice I used to kid myself I had a choice Ah then, but we both know You played me like a violin on show I disavow … Continue reading

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Haiku of the Unwanted

Toothache calls/ Dentist phone number/on the wall Sickness chills/ Toilet bowl haven/of the ill Feel it snap/ Broken bone now that/won’t set back Tympani Of the heart’s true anx/iety (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights Reserved

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Desecration

At sweet moments of elation Comes the whiplash-like sensation When the rose begins to bloom Comes the harbinger of doom When the sun ascends the sky Moon must bow and quiet, die When the stars are seen again Then the … Continue reading

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Transcend

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

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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