Helen Gaudin Poems

From soft, misty shadows they emerge
At first just a shape, indistinct
Gaining form, coming closer
Heart leaps with recognition
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Pale light
A luminous face
Blanched ghost-like
Gazing blankly
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Wings of darkness descending
Spirit retreating inwards
Body connection unsettled
Pain, discomfort, melancholy
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Where feathers fall angels tread
Down mountains,
Through fog and silence
Arrow pierced the fragile skin
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Truth
Constructed through assumption and little information
The could be, would be, should be, definition
The he said, she said, repetition
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You lie in the dark
Quiet beneath the ground
Held in an earthly embrace
Insensate
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The 4.30 dark under stormy skies
The cold slap of rain
The push and shove of wind
Storm riders flowing through the streets
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Rain reflections in red, and white and green
Webs of light dancing across the grey
In flares and sparkles and flashes
Refracted in the water droplet on my glasses
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So many smiles begin with you
The bridge that crosses distance
The light that bathes another's soul
The door that invites connection
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The brazen sun beat down in waves,
Slow and deep and heavy
The weight of sunlight pressed.
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