Articles written by Michelle P.Clarke

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About me - Michelle P.Clarke

I stumbled across Helium by chance and now that I'm here I think it a most innovative way to channel creativity.
I've always delighted in writing, mainly short stories, articles, essays and poems.
In fact, I've such a wide variety of interests that Helium suits

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Obsession: 7 of 64
Forbidden FruitMelodic fumes intoxicate and enchant meA substitute, pithy consolation.Breath is heavy,Mind too weakTo fight the temptations of Arcadia.Softly he sings,it envelopes meI am suffocated in a wave of desireConfused-oppressed by the strengthOf this new emotion that seethes from every poreNever been here before...Rig... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Separation: 53 of 229
Something was wrongAnxious looking facesWas it I who had wronged?Frantically searchingFor a face that had vanishedPlease do not go my love,Please do not leave More..
Health & Fitness > Diet Tips Why dieting doesn't work: 13 of 37
"I can resist anything, except temptation."So wrote Oscar Wilde hundreds of years ago, during the repressive Victorian era.If there's one thing that time hasn't altered, it is human beings' desire for the unattainable and the forbidden.Eve herself made that clear, when she reached out to grasp that luscious and oh-so-sinful ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Spiritual: 261 of 656
Whispers of PeaceWhisper peacefully to meAnd I shall sing you to sleepOver mountains that roar to the skyAnd Valleys that dwell in the DeepLet the scorch of my SunMake Molten your veinsAnd so shall you danceLike Lava through plainsLet my murkiest OceanSwallow you wholeAnd you shall know nothingNo Image, No SoulLet my winds sw... More..
Autos > Driving & Safety Hang up and drive: Cell phones, driving and safety issues: 8 of 18
This morning, I was driving into work and thought I'd enter the bus lane to turn left a trifle early, when 3 policemen standing on the side of the road to catch people doing exactly that, flagged me down. Hastily stowing away my phone on which, mere seconds previously I had been jabbering in full flow, I pulled over. On recei... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Struggle in life: 70 of 128
Sitting.Gazing out the unrestricted sliding doors. A different dimension greets my sight.A football, trawling a muddy carcass brings memories of youth and dusky summer nights along the trail.The soaked sun chair, sagging exhaustedly with the weight of the deluge, sagging, like an old decrepit lady, who knows fate is ready to ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Trees: 139 of 249
TreeFrozen.Mid-thought, mid-sentence.Suspended in wild gesticulationAs actors on the stage of the world.Each characterised to suit the script.violent emotions,Rippling, bubbling, bursting the skinLimbs recall painful grievances,Injustice.Petty hazards to be removed?Each layer-SaturatedAmorphousInaccessible wisdom.ToweringSear... More..
Style & Beauty > Makeup Makeup tips: Best cover-up for freckles: 3 of 5
Whatever happened to loving the skin we're in? We emerge into this world, naked and pure and perfect, from our button noses to our big toes and everything in between.We shouldn't be trying to hide what we are, we should be learning to adore it!In this age of the Size Zero phenomenon, physical beauty and enforced perceptions o... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Why I love the Harry Potter books: 9 of 13
It's difficult to admit this now, but I have to get it off my chest and I know(hope) that other lovely Harry Potter maniacs won't think the worse of me for it!Before I read Harry Potter, I was a sworn Harry hater. Yes, it's true, I was just as closed-minded as those people who come on to Potter websites and tell us we're all ... More..
Entertainment > Movie News & Previews Anticipating the release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: 19 of 27
It is beyond a doubt that Harry Potter mania is at fever pitch at the moment and I'm in the thick of the action. A fervent admirer of JK Rowling and an obsessive fan of all thing Hogwarts related,I am gobbling up this Harry Potter frenzy with an insatiable appetite. It's lucky so much is needed to fill my hunger,as I'm not ev... More..