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Silas Fen

Silas Fen

Silas Fen writes from Santa Fe and the wider West, shaping poetry and visual work from reflection, lived experience, and the moments most people overlook.

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Echoes of Emotions
Love

Echoes of Emotions

May 20, 2022

In the quiet shadows of the soul, Pain and sorrow often take their toll.

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Crown of Thorns
Faith

Crown of Thorns

January 2, 2023

In sorrow's hues, a visage worn, Eyes deep as night, gaze forlorn.

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Echoes in the Desert Homestead
Nature

Echoes in the Desert Homestead

August 5, 2025

Beneath the vast New Mexico skies, Where clouds like cotton softly rise.

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Thread of Two Hearts
Love

Thread of Two Hearts

September 12, 2023

A broken heart still pulses true, though cleaved, it beats alone.

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Home
Inspirational

Home

July 1, 2026

I searched for it in distant lands, Beyond the reach of roads I'd known. Shifting years and changing sands,

Love Was Never Ours to Keep

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The Angel’s Blind Spot
Love

The Angel’s Blind Spot

Even angels need reminding, not of how to spread their wings, but that the heart behind the feathers

Love Was Never Ours to Keep

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The Man Who Stayed
Inspirational

The Man Who Stayed

I do not need the crowd’s applause, Nor strangers saying I belong. I’ve learned to live without a cause

Love Was Never Ours to Keep

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The Wealth of Ordinary Days
Inspirational

The Wealth of Ordinary Days

I used to think that joy would come with trumpets sounding from the sky, some grand event, some distant drum,

Love Was Never Ours to Keep

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The Empty Reach
Resilience

The Empty Reach

I slipped beyond the cliff’s stark edge, The wind erased each steady trace. No hand appeared upon the ledge,

Love Was Never Ours to Keep

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One More Good Thing
Inspirational

One More Good Thing

The page spoke low beside the flame, Add one more good thing before you sleep.

Love Was Never Ours to Keep

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Sunset Instructions
Inspirational

Sunset Instructions

A weathered board stood in the sand, Its message brief, yet strangely wise. It did not beg or make demands,

Love Was Never Ours to Keep

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Ashes Without Ruin
Love

Ashes Without Ruin

May 18, 2026

You came like rain on salted skin, Then left before the tide could stay.

Love Was Never Ours to Keep

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