About Helen

Helen Howell resides in Bedfordview, South Africa. Her journey into the world of writing began in the year 2000 and the insights, thoughts, and feelings presented to you here are those of an ordinary woman who feels that she has been privileged to touch on the outline of life’s true meaning.

That touch is displayed here for readers to determine according to individual and personal perceptions.

If you would like to contact Helen you can email her at helen@dreamtimepoetry.com

Articles from September 2008

Thoughts of then and now

Posted by Helen Howell on September 29, 2008

A poem inspired by gardening.

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Story of desire

Posted by Helen Howell on September 24, 2008

A poem about misplaced desire

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A woman’s need

Posted by Helen Howell on September 21, 2008

A story attempting to illustrate that a need should be disposed of when it is known that it won’t be satisfied.

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Where is the river

Posted by Helen Howell on September 15, 2008

I guess this is unrequited love!

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Turning, turning

Posted by Helen Howell on September 11, 2008

It’s a challenge to remain on indigenous soil and not turn the sand to aerate a heart and plant a new seedling of love to be that one day will grow fulsome and free. But I never met the challenge well; I turned and turned again for this land is hard, inflexible, and the groundwork [...]

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