Putting Fears to Good Use
PRAYER TO PUT FEARS TO GOOD USE Going over and over one’s fears is empty and emptying. There’s something Greater that sustains. We call it esperanza. Hope. We call it guerre es podar. Desire is power....
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Two tiny snowmen In woodland garb Enjoy a leafy picnic © Salem Islas-Madlo 2016 “The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and … Continue...
View ArticleMasculine Energy
Masculine energy Within mySelf Seeking healing In warmth Surrounded By the frosty cold Of uncertainty Masculine energy Within mySelf Seeking love In the secret garden Where judgement Pruned What was...
View ArticleBut for the Love
“Unless you know how to love your neighbor, you cannot love God. Before placing an offering on the altar of God, you have to reconcile with your neighbor, because reconciling with your neighbor is to...
View ArticleThe Dark Side of the Moon
There is no one To love me But myself Dark side Of the moon © Salem Islas-Madlo 2017 *photo by Beth Kirkhart, to see more of her work visit her on Twitter at @GilennLinn Sometimes we come to a place in...
View ArticlePoetry Alive
Wild Self Breathing Poetry alive Beyond form Beyond words © Salem Islas-Madlo 2017 “The greatest inspiration, the most sublime ideas of living that have come down to humanity come from a higher...
View Article#106 of Hedgerow
welcome to #106 of hedgerow. this week features haiga by resident artist Debbie Strange. if you missed it last week, the next special edition PRINT ISSUE of hedgerow is scheduled for early spring. it...
View ArticleOnly Love
Only love Holds the keys To each door In the labyrinth Of life. © Salem Islas-Madlo 2017
View ArticleMeditation
Each morning my heart Embarks on a voyage Of true understanding In hope of reaching The shore of awakening © Salem Islas-Madlo 2017 *Photo by Kristina Wirén, Kristina Wirén
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