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In Quiet Fields

In quiet fields where soft winds roam, we stand

And feel the breath of those who marched before.

Their names drift through the grass like distant sand

And settle in our hearts forevermore.

We promise them our memory will stay

As still as dawn that trembles into day.

The poppies rise in gentle crimson light,

Their petals catch the turning of the sun.

They glow as if they gathered up the night

Then traded it for hope when morning won.

So when their red blooms stir beneath the sky,

We look, we breathe, we remember why.

JH

 
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Posted by on November 8, 2025 in poetry

 

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Honesty

Soft truth in the air
Voices clear as morning bells
Hearts open like dawn

Eyes meet without shade
Words fall pure as spring water
Trust blooms in still light

JH

 
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Posted by on November 3, 2025 in Uncategorized

 

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How Can You Sit and Be Silent?

How can you sit and be silent,
while children fade from the sky?
Do your lips not burn with the question
how long, how long, and why?

A man builds thrones from his lying tongue,
and truth is left to die.
Your silence is a shadow’s song
and even shadows cry.

JH

 
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Posted by on October 11, 2025 in Uncategorized

 

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Autumn is here

The air grows cool with whispers low
As leaves drift down in a golden flow
The trees wear crowns of russet and flame
Each day arrives yet never the same

A hush of smoke curls from distant fires
The dusk draws near with tender desires
Crisp apples gleam in the orchard light
And owls awaken to sing through the night

The earth now rests in a slower song
The season knows where hearts belong
In fields of bronze and skies of grey
Autumn invites us to linger and stay

JH

 
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Posted by on September 24, 2025 in poetry

 

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I Am / I’m Not


I am a voice that listens,
a heart that leans forward,
a soft light in the corner of the room.


I’m not the door that slams,
not the echo of anger
that bruises the air.


I am a hand reaching out,
a thread tying strangers
to the same bright sky.


I’m not the scissors of cruelty,
not the knife of silence
that cuts connection in two.


I am curiosity,
the spark that asks why
and keeps asking.


I’m not the wall that blocks,
not the heavy lock
on imagination’s gate.


I am a messy, learning. human
a traveller carrying both shadows and suns.
I’m not perfect,


but I’m not done,
and I won’t be done
until love has the final word.
JH

 
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Posted by on September 12, 2025 in poetry

 

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Letting Go

There’s a moment in the hush between heartbeats,
When holding on becomes heavier than hope
and in that silence,
you learn the art of release.
You untie the knots you tied in stormy weather,
loosen your grip on ghosts in the mirror,
and find that your hands
though empty
are free.
The past does not apologise,
nor promise not to sting.
But you,
gentle and fierce,
choose peace over proof,
flight over fear.
You are not the branch that broke,
you are the wind that moved on.
Not the anchor rusting below,
but the tide that still sings to the moon.
So let go,
not in weakness
but in wild, sacred strength.
Let go like dusk lets go of the sun,
trusting it will rise again.
JH

 
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Posted by on July 14, 2025 in poetry

 

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“You Belong, Bright Soul”

They called you names like broken glass,

Threw words like stones, each meant to pass

Their shadows onto you, but dear,

You’re forged of light, not born of fear.

They saw your quiet, called it weak,

But silence roars when kind hearts speak.

They mocked the way you danced alone

But stars don’t ask for praise to shine.

You are the storm they couldn’t tame,

The ember they refused to name,

The poem scribbled in the night

By hands that dream in black and white.

Unwanted? No. You’re carved from grace

A universe inside your face.

Each scar, a tale of battles braved,

Each bruise, a flag for what you’ve saved.

The bullies bark because they break

They see your joy, and theirs is fake.

But you, sweet soul, you rise and rise

With every tear, you claim the skies.

So lift your head. You’re not alone.

This world is yours. This heart’s your home.

No cruel word can dim your worth

You are the fire that warms the earth.

JH

 
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Posted by on June 2, 2025 in poetry

 

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A Glimpse of Us

We build with hands, we dream with hearts,
We stitch together broken parts.
In every soul, a spark, a flame
A whispered song, a sacred name.

We laugh, we weep, we mend, we try,
We plant our hope beneath the sky.
And in each gaze, a world begins
A million losses, a thousand wins.

If we but look, just still and true
We’d see the light in me, in you.
For humankind, in all its grace,
Is stardust walking, face to face.

JH

 
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Posted by on May 26, 2025 in poetry

 

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A shadow in the world

A shadow creeps where light once lay,
A poison seeps into the day.
Once hands were clasped in human grace,
Now fear divides and scars replace.
The echoes of the past return,
Old lessons are taught, yet none we learn.
They build their walls, they mark their lines,
With hollow words and hollow spines.
And watch as justice bends and falls.
They paint their hatred in disguise,
Yet we see through their veiled replies.
The colour fades from hopeful dreams,
Replaced by cold and broken schemes.
A love once free is bound in chains,
As tyranny reclaims its reigns.
But still, we rise; we will not bow,
Not then, not ever—not now.
For love will burn through the darkest night,
And truth will stand, and truth will fight.
So let them shout, let them conspire,
We’ll fan the flames, ignite the fire.
For though they try to make us small,
Love and justice rise for all.
JH

 
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Posted by on April 11, 2025 in poetry

 

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A Battle Waged in Light and Shade

Upon the field where dark and light contend,
The good stands tall with honor shining bright.
Yet shadows creep where wicked hearts descend,
Their whispers laced with promises of night.

The noble soul, though burdened, does not yield,
For truth and kindness forge a mighty blade.
While evil seeks to poison every field,
Its schemes dissolve when love will not degrade.

Though battles rage and tempests tear the sky,
The dawn will chase the blackest night away.
For even when the purest hearts must cry,
Their light remains, untouched by dark’s decay.

Thus good endures, though evil sways the land,
For justice lives where steadfast warriors stand.

JH

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Posted by on March 1, 2025 in Uncategorized

 

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