http://slow.writerscafe.org/Helena555 The original writings of author Helen Crutchett en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1775957081 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Free verse http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/2909788/ Brother Sun, shine your beacon overPlanet Earth and all creaturesLoved by God and spreadYour healing warmthAmong humankind and wash a waveOf forgiveness and harmonyFor are you not the sustaining force of our lives? Of flowing blood and throbbing heartbeat.Who knows better than you about a dying.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/2909568/ Dream a little dream of meIn the dark and slinky nightPlant your kisses on my swan like neckDown my arms until I shiver with delight In the dark and slinky nightLet your lips explore undulating hillsValleys of my soft velvet skinUntil dawn’s early light Plant your kisses on my swan l.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/2842979/ A fantasy. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/2842977/ ROMANCE http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/2378309/ Storm CloudsStorm clouds gather shiveringI close the windowfeeling the chill.Watching silent moviesI smooth my dishevelled hairstir my coffee now as coldas my heart. The grey somber wavescrash over the unforgiving shorelineThe lighting, disturbs and flasheselectric emotions within mewith t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/2378113/ A tribute to the "Romantic Poets' http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/2363175/ In the vein of Robert Bly's poem: "A Man in Love with the Setting Stars" http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/2356783/ Weeping WillowStraining to catch sunlightthe willow weepsalong the riverbank of longingI no longer feel warmmy eyes see sorrow all aroundthe birds have ceased theirtwittering my days are closing inthe night beckons a moonless sky,the stars blink back tearslay me beneath the magnolia treewhere I.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/2352466/ Free Verse http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/2325438/ Rhyme http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/2314392/ ShatteredThe weak flutterings of my broken   heart lay scattered a million piecesas a broken priceless statueneeding to be glued back togetherbut not knowing howthe shops are full these treasuresfor the choosing, some fake, some realbut the only statue true is theporcelain crafted by a lov.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/2314204/ Free Verse http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/2313325/ The WhisperersThey are the weavers of daydreamsThe gypsies of your enquiring mindLeading you on paths to worlds unknown Sending your thoughts to heavenly heightsLighting within you eternal flames They fly to the moon on angels wingsTo gather the moon dust of ideasWhere seeds of creativity can grow I.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/2220268/  An Evening Mood....Lift me like an olive branchand be my homeward dove toward those islesthat await a tranquil evening mood   In the dusk ofa summer nightseemingly two, butone in soulyou and I and love,our light at night and shade at .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/2027879/                Why did the roses scatter into fragrant fragments while I was sleeping in dream's tranquil moments?I heard that blue bird song of hopechirping happy melodiesto my singing heartas the World turned to m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/2023507/ Some lines from various Classical Poets Shelly, Blake and others. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/2023462/                HeatwaveI can’t catch cool verbssummer is groaning missing autumn's cool spongy soggy walking placesI frown at the sun's glarewith hot specsstraw sunhatboiled bodymoonboots drag feeton sand dunes' lunar landscape.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/2022918/ Dedicated to a loved Australian painter, Margaret Olley. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/2022911/ About our World today and how some are hellbent on destroying PEACE. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/2012187/  Itmust have been moon-glow intoxicationthat enteredmysoul one lonely nightanight when I thoughtallwas lost in heaven and earthwhenI could no longer stand mylovelessexistence  Theink black sky openedina burst of golden rain.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/2003464/  SparksWewarmed our beingsinthe flames of burning passion withsparks in your eyesalivewith longingsearinginto minehavenow dimmed  curling smoke envelopingtimein a heavy greycloakof recriminationIgaze at the last glowof.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/2001761/ Fantasy http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/2001758/ Fantasy http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1999932/ Not my usual style, but here goes! http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1999921/ Free Verse http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1999797/ A memory from my childhood. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1999553/ An oldie of mine.... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1999141/ Eastern Spirituality. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1998850/   Storm Clouds Storm clouds aregathering inShivering I close thewindow0n my comfort zoneChilling my psyche tothe boneAimlessly flicking the remoteI smooth mydishevelled hairStir my coldcoffee nowAs frozen as my heart, IAwait the approa.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1998845/   MyIdeasDieLike wavesFree wheelingNon stopCIoudsDistanceEarthly woesLight years awayI sit toPonderSenseTime hereFading fastToo quick....Stop!While ILive!(c) Helen Margaret Crutchett (All rights reserved&nb.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1998841/  I Want To Remember I want to rememberWinter's wonderlandWhen you plucked themoon from the sky and turnedStars into gemstonesto warm my wanting heart....Before the snowstorms come and took them away  I want to rememberAutumn's vibrant coloured mom.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1903142/ A Lover’s Knot Mybeloved, your spirit touches mine entwined in our timeless lover's knotTrysts of romance under the stars inour sacred garden of moonlightAmongstdewed roses and rainbows'bowers dustingstar glowYoufulfil my fantasies and grace my .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1903017/ Free Verse http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1900752/ From my Dream collection. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1900426/  The Mystic’s Dream Come let me take you on a journey of a mystic'sdream Where even angels fear to tread Hold my hand while we wade through mystical riversAscend hallowed mountains and journey through the Scenescape of our beautiful and bountiful pla.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1900418/ Buttons and MemoriesButtons from Nana’s wicker basketLined up like little soldiers with her child fingersSanta forgot to bring her a  bride-doll once….She is a poet of sorts now,Remembering..But a word keeps slipping throughThe lines and cracksInvisi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1743446/ Sweet Breeze   Whisperto me some poempennedby my poet's gentle handhislyrics forming thevery page ofsonnetssentimental song Ihang on every lyric of love ofpassion’s wanton waydippedin dewy tears of dawnaday in June welcomesthedaffodils dainty s.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1639190/ As the splash of sky spells the end of dayI, too whisper farewell to you my angelSpread your wings and flyTo where your soul is callingYou were not mine to keepOr, mine to holdJust a mirage in the desert Of my mindThe tides ebb as the sun sinksAlong with my heart I hearA lonely gull crying for .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1636626/ Free Verse http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1635743/     Dawn's Dreaming   Dreaming when dawn’sLeft hand was in the sky                                            Waving hello to the sunSaying goodb.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1635735/  Gaslight Agaslight's hazy beam flickersthoughthe thick pea fog of Londongrim gray shadows dance on cobbled streetsmoonyet to rise to light my way FeetslipperyIcling to deserted doorwaysAsI stretch shaking arms feeling my way .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1635178/    Fromthis moment ontheheavens will seemcloserto me… Iwill reachandpluck a star justforyou… Ithought all hope had gonemylonely nights an endlesstune Mydreams, restless longi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1635174/ Forevermore Mybeloved, your spirit touches mineoursouls entwined                      a timeless lover’s dance ~ Ourtrysts of romance under the starsi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1635161/ Remembering my Mother.... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1522820/ Pink Cloud Pillows Thecerise rose of yesterday'sHeadyperfume seems sweeter nowlnour garden of dreams  Underrainbow pastel splashesWepaint as artists possessedMasterpiece of Eden coloursFreshand new  Withindreams love .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1521522/ Astral Dreaming Dreams can take meout of the humdrumWhere I can soar to unbelievable heightsIn the middle ofenchanting nights Navigating  around bountiful earthSurveying, sailingthe Milky WayGathering the moonbeams' pretty array Old w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1521504/     Will You Dance With Me? Willyou waltz with me in moist midnight air...Takemy hand to the strains of violins' Without a care?Our newly discovered fragrant rose garden of Secret delights...Kissedby moon's bright shining light.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1512068/ CHAUCERIAN RONDEL http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1511357/  A Different Hue Stars far away with diamonds coldgone the warm hearth of a heart tothaw Our love story penned ne'er to unfoldthe blight of the moon chills to thecore Heart empty, emotions wornspirit broken with your uncaringways&.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Helena555/1511156/