(via Never Enough - A Poem By Paul Vincent Cannon)
(via Never Enough - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon)
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Intuition Blues - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
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The Words Of Us - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
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Wiles - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
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That Bird - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
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What Signs - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
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Return To Mystery - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
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Repeat - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
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After The Rains - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
Photo: gardenersworld.com Herb garden “But there is one who holds this falling infinitely softly in His hands.” Rainer Maria Rilke After The RainsTodayI strolled the borderI stroked the herbsmottledblotched,old tanned skinstems all lanky,woodyaged,after the rainsI will stroke thenew soft shootstender as youth. Copyright 2025 ©️Paul Vincent CannonAll Rights Reserved ®️
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Re-membered - Haibun by Paul Vincent Cannon
At dVerse Frank is hosting the Haibun with an invitation to write about the death of someone (a loved one or someone close), to memorialise them (in the US it was Memorial Day yesterday). dVerse Poets – Haibun – Momento Mori Image by NoName_13 from Pixabay “Let’s go for a walk and touch the trees that survived like us” KB Brookins Re-membered My father never wore a military uniform, he wore…
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Fragments - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
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