Tag Archives: truth

Cross

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Helen

There’s a cross on the wall Just where the afternoon shadows Rise and fall There’s a prayer in the heart Just when hope through misery Struggles to start There’s a child in the arms Of a parent who will shelter … Continue reading →

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Trust

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Helen

This sweet weaponry I give to you With whispered confidences true Please do not use or misconstrue If I should ever part from you This trust I show is deep and strong Your heart a place where this belongs My … Continue reading →

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Beyond Borders

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Helen

It’s unconscious these barriers We erect here between us Like something chosen then forgotten So we can’t see the lines we drew So it seems within us essentially As just the place we split apart And the hidden road to harmony … Continue reading →

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Rare Breeds

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Helen

Rare breeds of human Still survive Their DNA intact Their souls still individual Robotic energy Has thus far eluded them They live and breathe Within ancient history’s span They cling to beliefs Deny singularity Religions still holds them Conceptually Rare … Continue reading →

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Faith Heals

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Helen

They say that faith heals They say that prayers are heard They say that the dove Is God’s sweet, peaceful bird They say adversity Refines the soul of all They say we rise When we can see the fall So … Continue reading →

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Growing Pains

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Helen

A little girl born in the world of man A lesser being Made to understand Less touch and then a lesser turning head to see her pictures drawn to hear the words she said Within a family exists the world … Continue reading →

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Byzantium

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Helen

May as well have been In Byzantium All history’s glory Lost in tedium Of the lost but free Let me be the one To have finished what I have just begun All hyperbole And such drama here Might just be … Continue reading →

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Uneasy Listening

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Helen

Outside the rooms Time moves slower Sunlight has a volume Trickling as gold Through dirty curtains The clock beat is ominous Uneasy listening And if you were to lean Up against the wall to hear You wouldn’t hear What you … Continue reading →

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Final Cut

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Helen

The final cut The final day Was slicing through everything Fear, hope, dismay Was a backwards glance Walking away The final cut The final day The final cut Without remorse Was denying everything What was worse Was a flippant comment … Continue reading →

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Free

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Helen

Free from thought Free from time Free from consequence Free from crime Free from circumstance Free from fear Free from sympathy Free from cheer Free from thoughts now Free from strife May as well be Free from life © Helen … Continue reading →

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