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Great Ideas.

A great idea is not your own. Rather, you belong to IT… and you are not alone in the clutches of such brilliance. tis nothing if not heardEmailTwitterFacebook0PrintGoogle

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Combustible Stuff

Love is of highly combustible stuff… as soon as it becomes perfect, it hears the strike of the Beloveds match, and returns to the consummate flame. tis nothing if not heardEmailTwitterFacebook0PrintGoogle

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Tears and Venom

All we’ve had to drink for days is drawn from tears and venom. The pools of hope, we’ve dipped our cups are buried beneath crumbled macadam. To whom do we turn to in this darkness Those sweet among the souls … Continue reading

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Qalb: A secret unlocked with the lips, flies away untold

This poem dons the thorny cloak of consequence, Readers listen for its truth, but only the truthful hear. Life is a kiss, a soft touch, else the prick from the thorn of a rose. Seek love through beauty, but do … Continue reading

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Die for Love

The illusion of love for another is a manifestation of a secret withheld from us by God… as such, those we love cannot darken our lives, for what illuminates them, is a reflection of a Truth beyond death. Those that … Continue reading

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Love surrounds those who surround others with love

Those whom we surround with hatred, surround us; and so it goes with love. Love surrounds those who surround others with love. The conflict begins and ends with how you circumscribe yourself. You see, hatred is fear tied to a … Continue reading

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Children of Gaza

  What you feel from these images, is what your heart is trying to see. This is only confusing to the mind.Love first, rationalize later. tis nothing if not heardEmailTwitterFacebook0PrintGoogle

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War Walkers

Those who walk the path of destruction with an army of thousands are more alone than one who walks the path of peace by himself. tis nothing if not heardEmailTwitterFacebook0PrintGoogle

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Dusty Gates of Hope (Gaza)

Gazing at the gates of hope in the lens of my camera. This, his expression, upon seeing his own reflection. In anguish, he asks, “Is this another check point, Beyond which I’ll never pass?” I gazed at the gates of … Continue reading

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Facts and Human Nature

Facts are vulnerable to the spin of opinion, an infectious bother at times, but ironically necessary. I leverage facts for better judgement of opinions. Mine and others. Facts have a better casual impact on judgement, opinions more reactive. Facts conflict … Continue reading

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