Tag Archives: wisdom

Last Ritual

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Helen

At the last ritual of a dying world we dance Veiled in red we swarm to mingle in a throng of fiery endings seeking out the new beginnings buried deep below the citadels we burn An ancient call and wisdom … Continue reading →

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Knowledge

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Helen

Speaking in tongues Through conduits ancient and divine Spirits reach this hemisphere And claw to find their way within Out of the blackened pit of night Wherein they must reside Beware the bite of delicacy They offer riches, treasures pure … Continue reading →

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Astrolabe

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Helen

So you think you can read The stars in their flight The transit of Mars Is uneasy tonight As the astrolabe turns The universe burns Out of sight You’re such a technician These things that you know One half magician … Continue reading →

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Future Minds

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Helen

These youths that deride Our older remedies Are the future minds That one day yet will take Upon themselves The shackles of the age And as they age they’ll know They’re only future minds For but the briefest time Once … Continue reading →

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Hope

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Helen

These things they say of hope I cannot see them Find myself blind It seems to me that times of hope Were times that would precede despair It was the thing I clinged to When nothing else was there And … Continue reading →

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Shallows

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Helen

Let me swim only in shallow waters I am too old now And too inexpert To gather courage and descend To greater depths Let me wallow in the serenity That is ambition Finally beaten down and away And take simple … Continue reading →

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Incremental

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Helen

The road to despair is incremental It is rarely a steep descent Instead it follows pathways Of bleak and blighted hope Opportunities so close Within grasp and then elusive It builds an edifice so slowly Too late you see yourself … Continue reading →

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Eden

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Helen

Beginnings are the hardest Too many rules And unknown faces What are the rituals of these places? What might only serpents know? No maps for virgin territory Only uncharted woods surrounding Why must life be so confounding? Time moves too … Continue reading →

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After the Rain

Posted on December 6, 2014 by Helen

We will begin anew after the rain Nothing we here forgive nor explain Another day rises with its new refrain Sheltered we wait until the fallen showers temper their tempest to the quiet hours Remind us of gentleness within such … Continue reading →

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One Stage

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Helen

There once was a poet that yearned To speak of the fires that burned Within an old heart But where would she start To tell of the lessons she’s learned? The wisdom of life and of age Could tell such … Continue reading →

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