My Mother's Crown

Happy New Years Eve, 
To my followers one and all… wishing you the very best that 2017 has to offer you. You have been dedicated and in my silence you have continued to read and share and I am forever indebted to you.
Much Love Helen x

My Mother's Crown

Each hat I wear

Tis my crown

To draw me tall 

Or weigh me down

Each one important 

Invisible to see

They decide my roles

But don’t depict me

Some bring sadness

Some care and light

Some cause chaos

For my daily fight

But all are worn 

With tiresome pride

On his “Mothers” head

On which they hide. 

By Helen Gasson

December 31 2016

Fair Ellie

Good Evening, 

This poem has been difficult to pen as it is one grown from grief. Grief can be debilitating and knowing that someone you have loved, will always love so deeply can leave you through suicide, makes for an emotional roller-coaster. It is with a heavy heart I share these simple words with you all. I will never know her pain, but I will always remember her warmth. Such a young life, such a mammoth loss.

Fair Ellie

Heart felt emotions prickle my skin

As I try to silence this grief from within

All that I see when I am thinking of you

A rainbow reaching in the brightest of hue’

Each soul that you met so elated by you

By the love that you shone so honest so true

Soft sparkles of sunshine on all that you touched 

Another reason why I love you so much

Boundless energy spilled from each of your pore’

The warmth you shared and we all wanted more

Such sadness you felt in one moment of despair

Has robbed us of you, in this world so unfair

You are cherished and loved by one and by all

Having had you in our lives we all stand so tall

But I struggle Fair Ellie in this absence of you!

By Helen Stallard
February 14, 2016