Tag Archives: wisdom

Wise Little Cat

Posted on December 24, 2020 by Helen

  This wise little cat Is a king This little cat Knows its form Is not what it birthed Not what was born But what it forms   This little feline Has a cause Sharp are its words Sharper yet … Continue reading →

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She

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Helen

She is of the water Of the crystal lake she comes And of the endless ebb and flow She yields, succumbs   She’ll swim in tides And on misshapen boats she rides Beneath mist covered skies She loves and dies … Continue reading →

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Let Us Go

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Helen

Let us go you and I Let us run from this space Let us play in the sun All our yearnings embrce Let us reach for the land Where the younger ones play Let us learn from the old All … Continue reading →

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The Night Sky

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Helen

He said there’s much more than meets the eye In the folds and wonders of the cold night sky And how the ancients looked above to wonder and scrye The ancient texts clearly mapped the stars And planets from Pluto, … Continue reading →

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Late Afternoon

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Helen

Late afternoon along the pier I found a wondrous silence here And everything became so clear This perfect moment In this perfect year Such luminous clarity was mine I felt the touch of the divine And in my hands a … Continue reading →

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Druids

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Helen

Here the druids gathered Under cover of mystical night To commune with energies and entities We have long forgot And should they walk amongst us now We see them not We see them not Carrying this legacy More hidden in … Continue reading →

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Wisdom

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Helen

Here is wisdom Not found within books Or utterances of aged lips Between the chimera’s smile And such ghosts that slip Trembling at Your fingertips Here is wisdom Where the one becomes the all Boundaries are cruelly torn And something … Continue reading →

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The Fishermen Have Gone – Writing Prompt #167

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Helen

The fishermen have gone The seas bereft of life A strange deceptive tranquility covers everything We are but ghosts Wandering through darkened streets Not a sound from stamping feet Chained to this memory of life When even the essence is … Continue reading →

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Wisdom

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Helen

This brave new world The apple promised so much Lush life Verdant knowledge Man into a god Bulbs break Civilisations fall And apples rot Down to the core What was all This wisdom for? (c) Helen Valentina 2016

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Feathered

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Helen

Such feathered things The winged sings This ancient wisdom and All it brings To cut the skies And claim the prize To give it all Without surprise A birdlike grace And sentient face The angels fall To be replaced Such … Continue reading →

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