Selected Poems
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ode to a glass teacup
i want your smooth round belly
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warm earth-made
mineral
magic -
moth
my wings are breaking against the walls
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the earth a horizon
my children will be sweet promises
drifting in the stillness -
the line of unavoidable tragedy
I draw the line of unavoidable tragedy
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it winds its way in paint
blue
a river, each teardrop melting into one
About
Helen is an autistic poet, librarian and part-time hermit from the Welsh Marches, currently residing on the north-east coast of Scotland. With a background in zoology and psychology, she finds inspiration in folklore, deep ecology, and the relationships between humans and wild nature. She can often be found reading weird Finnish novels, crocheting small creatures, or getting delightfully lost in the woods.
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