Tag Archives: darkness

Man In Shadows

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Helen

Man in shadows in the rain Face is hidden from your sight You might wish he would remain Or on seeing him take flight He’s like death And on his breath A promise sparkles bright In the rain such shadows … Continue reading →

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Crows Fly at Night

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Helen

Crows fly at night Dawn wakens bright Red with blood and death As we lay the wreath Perfect in our sight Crows sing at dawn New world is born Red with death and blood Ushers in a god Heaven plundered, … Continue reading →

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Ghost in Chains

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Helen

ImageCredit: kawephoto/Shutterstock.com Here I remain Here I reside Your ghost in chains Latched to your side Your victim still My rosy breath A bloodless kill Your perfect death As once in life I suffered pain Your dutiful wife In death … Continue reading →

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Clarifying Pain

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Helen

Image Credit: Nomad_Soul/Shutterstock.com   The clarifying pain Remains beyond the tears and cries And all the bargaining and lies Even now as the blood red dries And the Inquisitor dabs The weeping eyes Which watch him with such dull surprise … Continue reading →

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All These Mine

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Helen

  All these mine And more in time The poet never knows the rhyme The killer never knows the kiss Such sweetness he will always miss And yet in time All these are mine Just mine All these mine They’ll … Continue reading →

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In Those Days

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Helen

In those days the children went missing In the cornfields the scarecrows would weep As darker angels rocked the children to their deeper sleep And we would search across the lands Nothing but hope in our trembling hands All the … Continue reading →

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Darkness Castle

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Helen

The tour guide promised a visit to an historic site ‘steeped in blood and mystery.’ They called it the ‘Darkness Castle’. It was abandoned now, and ruined by centuries of weather and the indifferent cruelty of time. Still, that seemed … Continue reading →

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Career Advice for the Afterlife

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Helen

So let’s look at your life resume. What did you excel at, what did you achieve, before you skipped off the mortal coil and found yourself here? They say you were a ruthless salesperson, a money maker through cutting through … Continue reading →

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The Nuns of Saint Claire

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Helen

Beware they said The nuns of Saint Clare Don’t go there they said Never go there For they’ll eat you alive It’s how they survive The terrible nuns of Saint Claire None spared they said The nuns of Saint Claire … Continue reading →

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Carousel

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Helen

This carousel makes you ride forever. It takes you somewhere else. It’s a portal, don’t you see? To a world of infinite games, infinite fun, infinite youth. That’s the sales pitch, anyway. Parents who don’t want their children bring them … Continue reading →

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