The Writing Garden ~ Issue Three

Happy to be a part of this lovely collection!

The Writing Garden

Cover Image:Silent Sunday ~ SherryGaley.com

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->Quietness

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Inside this new love, die.
Your way begins on the other side.
Become the sky.
Take an axe to the prison wall.
Escape.
Walk out like someone suddenly born into color.
Do it now.
You’re covered with thick clouds.
Slide out the side. Die,
and be quiet. Quietness is the surest sign
that you’ve died.
Your old life was a frantic running
from silence.
The speechless full moon
comes out now.
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Rumi: Translated by Coleman Barks

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->The Promise
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I once asked my mother if there are more good people in the world than bad.
She said that most people are good and that some are bad, but the problem is telling

them apart.
First be watchful, she said, then be wise.
I knew, even as…

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hedgerow #8

Happy to be part of this lovely journal with many other great writers! Have a look!

hedgerow: a journal of small poems

welcome to #8 and two months of hedgerow! let’s celebrate with the news that there is a print issue in the pipeline. also, have a peek at our newly launched sister site wildflower poetry press http://wildflowerpoetrypress.wordpress.com thanks for all your support in making our small poems grow! with love & kindness…

Sandi Pray

Sandi Pray is a wild child who roams between mountain and marsh in North Carolina and Florida, http://ravencliffs.blogspot.com.

Rena Lindgren

at dawn I wash my face in sunlight

Rena Lindgren, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA enjoys singing, reading and writing poetry.

Angelee Deodhar

night train
trailing white exhaust
across the moon

Angelee Deodhar is an eye surgeon by profession. She is also a haiku poet, translator and artist from India. Her haiku/haiga has been published internationally in various books, journals and on the internet.

David Ishaya Osu

full moon
i remember all tales
of mama
heaven was in

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Finding My Power

this stormy night
stars hidden behind raindrops
these pieces of me
empowered and poetic
trying to find their way out

Blessings

grey morning
the many blessings
in its gentle breeze

Early Morning

quickly dissipating
early morning fog
sweet canary song

My first haiga!

Violets
forever summer
in her eyes

Hello world!

I Finally started a blog page!  Here you will be able to read my poetry, short stories, and moments that comes to my mind: my journey.  I will also write about my experiences becoming a mother.  I hope you all enjoy!