Let me introduce you to one of the most talented poetesses, Author Helen Sarita.

Helen is a wife, mother and a grandmother.

Helen is from the beautiful country of the Philippines and presently resides in Cebu City where she started to venture into business. She is the General Manager of All Care Trading & Services Inc., a newly organized company to whom she is one of the incorporators. She is busy both with her work and family but behind her hectic schedule she tries to use spare time with a passion in writing poetry. This is her stress reliever.

 

Helen is a member of Love Poetry on Facebook. We had a contest called:

“What Does It Matter What a Woman Looks Like? Will You Love Them Anyway?” Helen won Gold for her poem in Love Poetry. 

This poem got the most votes:

 Helen Sarita @

HOLISTIC LOVE…
Her beauty captured him, she thought he’ll love her till the end
Yet her outer beauty upon the rolling of time has changed
She was naive and innocent in her own nature ways
She was hunger to learn as hours turned to days
She was dismayed when she realized life wasn’t smooth
She battled strifes in her life, she never ever thought
Her beauty gradually fades upon the churning of times
She gained faith she held by her soul and tears from her eyes
His love was lost and he finds someone to fill his desire
As she became unattractive from his own worldly eyes
Woman as she is, she became wiser as she gets older
She danced so graceful to the tune of life though it was bitter
She’s was buffed like a gold to produce her on shine
Nothing she had but only the faith, one day she can survive
She is no longer a woman who can turn heads unto her
Only she knew she had to strive to the fullest and bear
Till she knew to love her own unique and divine self,
She learned from the fantastic quotes of life she reads
She embraced the beauty of life she thought she hadn’t
Her life upon its melancholy, continued to grow, not barren
She sags, she is old but she shades like a lamp so warm
Even she lost her outer beauty but she’s confident and calm
Now, he regreted to hurt her as their love was buried by her
She was persistent to walk on a a difficult path without fear
She was greeted by a dazzling splendid beams of sunshine
She became sweeter in the lingers of time, like wine
She became prettier as she splashes her kind pure heart
She’s old but a kind of her will make her man truly glad
She met a loving man who captivated her kind heart
Who promised her nothing in the world only just love
She’s the woman in her ways dreamed by every man to have
He captured her heart and built her confidence firmly back
She’s the princess of him who knows love and it’s meaning
She is the treasure of his heart till his breathes set to an end
She will forever loved by him no matter what she looks like..
She is his angel and she meant the world in his sight
Though how badly her old love dreamed and wished her back
It made him sad, as she found a man to love her no matter what.
Regret always comes too late, Men, can we have your stance?
Can you define love to its essence, that love is acceptance?
Not only to the beauty of our faces and our curvy shape
We are women who deserve a kind of love which is holistic.

 

What a pleasure to meet and talk to Helen. She is so fresh and beautiful. You would never know she was a grandmother. Her smile lights up the room and everyone is drawn to her.

On with the questions…

“Hello Helen, I want to thank you for granting me this interview.  What are some of your favorite genres to read and to write?”

 

“Debbie, I am a typical lady writer. I always love to write and read about love stories and poems. Yet I have been given an endowment to writing inspirational books becaue they inspired me so much. My heart and soul have an inclination to also write inspirational poetry.”

 

 

“Helen, what is your inspiration with your writing?”

 

“Debbie, I am so much inspired by the people who believe in my talent, to those who believe in the kindness of my heart and the truthfulness of my soul.”

 

“Helen, are you a published Author? If not, do you plan on being?”

 

“Debbie, I am so excited. I am a newly published Author. The title of my book is ‘SPEAKING HEART VOL.1, IT’S ABOUT TIME.’ It can be ordered online in Lulu.Com. I have still three books to be published one at a time. I am also in several Anthology Books namely:
‘Poetic Souls, Women of Passion, Deepest Obsession and Women of Reflection.'”

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Helen, what has been your greatest Criticism?”

“Well Debbie, my greatest criticism came from those who can’t find the goodness in themselves and that they want to find flaws in others. But it didn’t affect me as I have great followers around who kept encouraging me to write. I admit I have flaws in my writing but still the readers appreciate the essence of what my ink wishes to convey.”

 

“Helen, what has been your greatest compliment?”

“Debbie, the greatest compliment that I received came from a woman who extremely shines by spreading so much love from her heart. I was so surprised when she mentioned my name during her interview. I will be humbled and honored for life with her wonderful compliment and in fact I have cropped and saved the portion of her interview mentioning my name. Those words of hers gave me a break in the world of poetry as many have known me because of her. She is the one who asked me questions right now. She is no other than but the wholesome you, Author Deborah Brooks Langford.”

 

 

 

“Ahhhh Helen, that is so nice of you. I just know when I see great poetry and yours has always been great. When you sit down to write, do you do it the old-fashioned way with pen and paper or do you use a computer?”

“Debbie, when I started composing poetry I used an ordinary notebook and pen as I wasn’t well versed in a computer yet. It disappointed me a lot when I lost some copies. I couldn’t make another poem greater than the first pure flow from my heart until such time as a friend of mine named Ajay Lok taught me how to create my own blog by instructing me online. I was then able to save all my creations in my blog entitled ‘Speaking Heart.’ My way of writing poetry and other stuff is to directly write them into my mobile phone as it is very handy and I can write anywhere, even when I am on travel. I am now using this phone to answer this interview.”

 

“Helen, what do you do when you are not writing?”

“Oh well, Debbie. As you know me so well, I do my living. I can’t stop doing business for my children and for the maintenance medicine of my husband. These things occupy my time a lot as I travel a lot from the island going city to city. So many things occupy my mind but I know how to balance myself in order to feel great even with my very hectic schedule. Writing is my stress reliever and I usually do this when I travel while waiting for my flight boarding and sometimes waiting for my meeting schedule. People that I meet from day to day are opportunities in both my living and passion. Every minute that passes is a blessing so I never waste my time.”

 

“Helen, compared to when you first started writing have you noticed any big changes in your writing style or how you write compared from then to now?”

“Debbie, there are I believe some improvements as I sometimes dare to copy some style of other great writers. Yet, when I read my old poems, I still consider the old ones the best because they were so purely squeezed from the greatest depth of my heart. They were the first burst of my untold stories. For me, it is not about the way we write that makes it good but the concentrated cascades of our souls that make it beautiful.”

 

 

“Helen, what do you look for in a book when you sit down to read for fun?”

“Sometimes Debbie, it is ironic but I am a kind of writer who does not read so much, maybe because of the lack of  time. I only turn pages of some books in front of me without digesting it. But I always loved to read love stories when I was in my high school days. Yet, later I found out I was more inclined to read inspirational books. Time changes us and our outlook on life. I also love to read some jokes as sometimes I need and I love to laugh out loud.”

“Helen, what has been your favorite part about being a poetess and an Author?”

“Debbie, I gained respect throughout our poetry world as an Author. My poetry depicts reality and is easy to understand, enough to soothe the heart of the readers. In our busy poetic world having those famous writers give time appreciating my work is already an absolute achievement.”

“Helen, when you walk into a bookstore, where do you head to first? Why?

I always bring myself to the business book section. I am thirsty for knowledge of the things that I am doing now. But still, even if I am not fully equipped I always do a very good job at the end of the day. It’s always our attitude of working that matters.

 

“Helen, did you get to quit your day job and become a writer and/or author or do you still have a day job and writing is something you do for fun? If you still have a day job, what is it?”

 

“Debbie, I am the bread winner of the family. I can’t quit my job because of my passion. I still need to thrive for my family. Physically I am still so capable of doing hard work. Time flies so fast and I need to ride its wings. Just less than a year ago I ventured into a new business and now it’s at a stage where I need to pour my time in for its growth. We are into a trading business in which we expanded to other provinces and it requires me to travel a lot. Through my unlimited dedication it’s doing so well.”

 

“Helen, I am so proud of you and we all should take lessons from you. What has been the strangest thing a reader has asked you?”

 

“Debbie, I have encountered so far many stage questions but during the launching of my book last August 6, 2016. I remember I was asked a beautiful question by a certain friend named Paul that stirred my thoughts on how to answer it awesomely. This was how his question goes:

PAUL: “Helen Sarita, you have able to write your own story as a way of immortality and most especially a moral encouragement to all women. What advice do you have for would-be mothers and mothers alike who are going through terrible hurdles?”

ME: “Paul Amadi, back to your question. You know,  somehow I am able to change the outlook of some of my friends and acquaintances who are experiencing unpleasant situations in their battle of life, especially in marriage life, after sharing to them my story. I want to tell everyone that for the sake of their children and for their commitment we should be brave in life. We need to rise in our every fall. We need to find our way back and sacrifice as needed. Have faith because no matter how difficult the situation is, God can twist things back to where it should be. Don’t easily surrender because, if you surrender once, you will be surrendering the rest of your lives. Be strong and persevere. If you just know what the value is of every sacrifice you might ask for more. Be a model to your children. In our steadfast we are giving them a beautiful message what life is.”😊💖

 

“Wow Helen, what a queston and great answer on your part. Besides writing, what is your most favorite thing to do?”

“Debbie, I love to travel a lot and make friends around the world. Meeting people who are lovers of art inspire me. I also love to be an inspirational speaker in a big crowd. But for now, what I love to do is taking photos of myself in beautiful places where I go.”

 

“Helen, we all have our little things when it comes to reading, is there anything that bugs you when you read a novel? What is it?”

“Debbie, I am not reading novels nowadays as I know I will be bugged in countless things that occupy the most of my thoughts.”

 

“Helen, what do you listen to when you write? Do you find one type of music over another that inspires you to write? Why?”

 

“Debbie, I only listen to the lyrics of my heart. It is its music that cascades the flow of my ink.”

 

“Helen, what genre are you looking forward to exploring during your writing career? Why?”

 

“Well Debbie, I love to write poetry that will touch many lives to answer my calling. This endowment was bestowed upon me for a purpose.”

 

 

“Helen, what are you currently reading?”

“Debbie, I am currently reading the anthology books where you can also find my poetry: ‘The Poetic Passion,’ ‘Greatest Obsession’ and ‘Women of Passion.'”

 

 

“Ha ha Helen, those are some great books. My Favorite also..lol. Who are your favorite authors?”

“Debbie, I am a fan of a certain Deborah Brooks Langford. A lady which I adore so much in her humbleness, her true self, and her flaws. I can see myself through her but one thing I am proud of, she is proud to call me friend. She listens my fair views in life and she accepts and takes my words in her down moments. To be contributing the gleam of my light to her life is an honor. I am humbled by her love and time spared with me.

“Helen, you are the nicest, sweetest, most loyal friend and I  love calling you sister.  What seven words would you use to describe yourself?”

I keep on telling myself I am beautiful and that is how I love to describe myself. One of my closest friends covers his ears once I tell our group that I am beautiful and then we start our laughter. I shared to them that I am grateful to God who created me beautiful and the Lord replied, ‘I am thankful your sight isn’t so good and you never minded to ask me make it better.’ Yet, I still claim my heart authentically sees the beauty in me. Well, I have to add that I am strong, I am funny, yet I am also sincere. I am delightful and so considerate, and the last but not least is I am an inspiration to many.

“What a wonderful interview and Helen, I have to say I think and believe and know you are beautiful inside and out…”

 

 

Enjoy some of Helen’s poetry:

 

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Timeless Queen

By Helen Sarita

 

You divinely open your soul to mine unburdened

with all your glory~

A soul who wishes to take the love I abound in my heart

A soul who is untiring to infuse love into my deepest core

Now you are standing in front of me gazing to my eyes

Seeing as if for the first time into my soul’s beauty~

You take my face in your hands gently yet strongly

You kiss my lips tasting my breath against yours

Allowing you to flow in mine as I flow into yours

Never wanting to let go~

Delving yourself with pasture never known before

Rising to the clouds being carried away.

Getting deeper. Drowning into my ageless and timeless soul.

You are such lovely incredible~

For you, I am not just a beauty nor a brain.

Not just a woman who take care of you until the end.

Yet I am simply a reality of your dream.

I am your timeless queen~

Helen ((*_*))

 

 

 

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My Thoughtful Pen

By Helen Sarita

 

Hoping to unleash the silence of my hushed emotion

I found my active pen nimbly in motion

Excited to tell things to my mind just rolled

Wishing me to download all the feelings untold~

My witty pen now waving like whirling dervishes

Its glossy ink smoothly flowing in such a grace

Delighted to circulate the whisper of my heart

To promulgate my emotion, my pen has a big part~

As I started emoting the honesty of my poor soul

My pen seemed weaken and the movement was in control

Hesitated to talk what my heart gently speaks

Lingered the spring of my emotion, trying to divert~

 

I just gave my pen my earnest smile and it winks

My pen smartness is what I adore as it deeply thinks

Maybe it wishes to gather the nectar of my blossom

Preserves the wonders of my heart and its magical bloom~

(C) Helen Sarita

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I miss you…
All the while amid
my busy thoughts
so gently, you rippled
As I deviated myself
from this longing..
unknowingly, I scribbled
Without any reason
when your shadow
showed up through
my illutioning vision
crystal tears drops
from my sad eyes
without permission
Your sweet whispers
on those lovely moments
till now are ringing on my airs
Your touch depicted
all the messages that
your heart honestly feels
Your breath warmed
my cold skin during those
romantic evenings
I wished to deny this kind
of love beating continously
inside my vulnerable heart
yet by the power of its magic
t is debilitating my strength
Now, I breathe your being
With the air I am taking
that no matter how much
I say no to an awesome you
my heart keeps saying yes
as this love cant quit over you
and no matter what
the good heaven unto me
is trying to entice..
Yet, only to you my heart
breathes to the fullest
this love that runs
through my veins is
still keeping me insane
I miss you….
Are these words enough
for you to understand
how intense is my longing?
I wish this pillow of mine
I am hugging right now
would be your chest to cry on..
if you were just here…
my tight embrace would
then tell you all somehow..
it speaks the feelings
I couldn’t express by words
as you captured my heart
and invaded my soul
This is what mine heart bears
every line I uttered streams
down mine truthful tears
Terribly yes..
I am so much missing you

Author Helen Sarita

Here is Author and Poetess Facebook Group, Helen Sarita:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1518918801723600/