Time Is Not a Coat Hanger – Haibun Poem By Salim Elias Madalo
Time is not a coat hanger
upon which to hang
all your faults and errors
life is fertile ground
for sowing the seeds
of goodness love and labor
striving for the radiance
of the sun of virtue
and the spirit of giving
within the skies of hearts.
Life is a pure mirror
do not sully it with
base deeds let it
Remain Pure .
Let everyone work
for the common good
for a better tomorrow
and sowing the seeds
of love and kindness
Then the nightingales
and the butterflies of the life
began eternal embrace
reflecting upon the mirrors
Of their hearts
the splendor of existence—
with its verdant meadows
its springs and flowing rivers
its planets and stars
its suns and moons.
The embrace of nightingales
And the butterflies of the hearts
Heals the minds the souls and the bodies



