Tag Archives: wings

Paradise Lost

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Helen

When you fell my little one you knew What you had lost A moment too late is still too late And wings won’t raise you up Above your choices You glide safe down To where you may yet land Survey … Continue reading →

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My Wings

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Helen

My wings are not those Of an angel Not light No feathers of white Caress my back Instead they are steel And claw and bone The wings of a dragon Flying alone My wings are not pure Falling from heaven … Continue reading →

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Sheltering Wings

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Helen

These sheltering wings Encompass the world With promise and hope All flags unfurled To make discord unity To nourish the soul Give light in the darkness Completes now the whole These sheltering wings Perfection of goal A wing span of … Continue reading →

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Cannot

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Helen

I cannot stand The aching of unfolding wings Re-structuring my bowing back The heaviness of astral strings I cannot bear The fluttering, heaving, hopeful heart Beseeching for some kindness here That sad bereavement may depart I cannot carry The pain … Continue reading →

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Dragonfly

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Helen

Dragonfly soul; enwrap me till I am lost Flying high above me; streaks of light abound Touch my hand Bid me enter here to your hearth Dragonfly wings; shelter me now from the storm (c) Helen Valentina 2013, All Rights … Continue reading →

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Wings of Angels

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Helen

On wings of angels Seraphim carry me Above the darkness Up from the deepest sea Angelic songs awake Souls now to hear the call Let me feel everything Let me embrace them all Bowed at the feet of The Mother … Continue reading →

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