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Time Is Now - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
Art: ‘Melting Clocks’ by Salvador Dali “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons” T.S. Eliot Time Is NowClocks liveon walls like roaches,they exist as if nothing mattersexcept their primary purposeto capture the movement of something that doesn't exist,they deceive themselveslike star-eyed teen loverssinging that Robert Johnsonsong sinking in the ground,the devil's in the tocking tickas…
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Fading - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
Image by Annick Vanblaere from Pixabay “But here we dwell in darkness, in caverns hollowed out by desperation and fear.” Hugh Howey FadingFrogs mopein my dystopian pondwhere pads arelily livered,denials of justiceall the whileslow dancing tothe soviet grey soundsof discordant grunge,holding empty hopeagainst feelings offading success. Copyright 2025 ©️Paul Vincent CannonAll Rights Reserved ®️
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I'm A Fan Of Time - a pome by Paul Vincent Cannon
Photo: found on youtube.com “While we speak, time is envious …” Horace I'm A Fan Of TimeI tookthat sheet of paper24 lines drawn horizontally,folded them carefullyfingered the line to a sharp creaseallowing the ultimate compressionas thin as rice paper slice,expansions to a pinchcorrugations to a fan,movement as squeezeboxin and out all rightthe lines of a daymorn till nightdown to nothingout to…
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Swept Up - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
At dVerse De is hosting the Quadrille (44 words) with an invitation to write a poem using the word or any of its forms – lift. dVerse Poets – Quadrille – Ready For Liftoff Image by Khusen Rustamov from Pixabay “… and my soul is swept up in joy.” Uvavnuk (Iglulik Eskimo, 19th C. Trans. Hane Hirschfield) Swept UpLyftthe highest spaceeven to the seventh,elysian fieldsJuno's provinceabove the…
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On Second Thoughts - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
Image by Victoria from Pixabay “The hours and seasons are sometimes a flowering, sometimes a disappearance” David Whyte On Second ThoughtsBeware the the time gobblerwho stalks in recommendationsjudgementsloaded advicesweet expertise -said the dentist, flosssaid the hygienist, twominutes of brush,said the doctor, walkingsaid the dietician, some prepsaid the food guru, this methodsaid the guide,…
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Sure - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
At dVerse Melissa is hosting Poetics with an invitation to write a poem that is about lying, for more detail follow the link below: dVerse Poets – Poetics – April Fools Image: learning-mind.com “To claim, at a dead party, to have spotted a grackle, when in fact you haven’t of late, can do no harm.” Richard Wilbur SureO yeah, surekeep goingbut I gotta tell youonly 47% of what you saidis true…
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(via Mind Junk - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon)
Anees Ghanima, March 10, 2024, «ArabLit Quarterly», Volume 6, Issue I: ‘Gaza! Gaza! Gaza!’, Spring 2024, pp. 98-99 (free download through December 5, 2024) [issue created in collaboration with Majalla 28]
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Sorry, Not Buying Today - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
Photo: supernanny.co.uk “… away from this impressive terror I must be …” June Jordan Sorry, Not Buying TodayMy motheris an almanacher mouth runs longheart slow to speakof anything but self,in responseperhaps a practicefor repose,my father was mutethough his fists spokea dialect I knew well,I called it duck and weave,sometimes by wordoften by muscle,the object -avoiding painsurvivalin a place…
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