That Bird - A Poem By Paul Vincent Cannon
That Bird - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
Image: unsplash.com “… the agony of denial the power of unshared secrets” Audre Lorde That BirdThe irony of a confessionis that it always contains a liethat hints a truth which isa ghost of itself but is the very core of self,if only it could be saidmight it not bring down the whole deck -then againit might just be bestto set that bird free. Copyright 2024 ©️Paul Vincent CannonAll Rights…
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The Clarity - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
Image by Bruno from Pixabay “Even this late it happens, the coming of love, the coming of light.” Mark Strand The ClarityIn the beginningthere was lightuntil,as seems to follow,it loses itself in a faint simulacrumthe tragedy of antinomian darkness,always the falling starnever the pinnacle of the tree,here I amever seekinggradations of the luminous in placeswhere light has retreated by theheart…
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Black Heart - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
Photo: from obsev.com “For still deception was his trade …” Mary Darby Robinson Black HeartRipe orangeon a stark white tableplain to see,cutlery draw adjacentI took a skewer and pierced ittesting its age,so old,with a knifesectioned it,dry, black hearttaking the peelto the bin,the rest to the whirling dervish bladesto pulp and poured it in the compost bin,haven't seen the worms for…
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I Strike A Match - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
Image by Dirk (Beeki®) Schumacher from Pixabay “Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality” Jean Cocteau I Strike A MatchThe old house is fullso many lifetimes,ghosts of secrets lingerin the shifting shadowswaiting their moment,that one opportunityto scare the livingwith their truthsof forgotten liesballed up like lintin neglected corners,as I…
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Friendship's End - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
At dVerse Grace is hosting Poetry Form with an invitation to write a Nove Otto – a nine line poem with eight syllables per line and with a rhyme scheme of aacbbcddc. dVerse Poets – Poetry Form – Nove Otto Photo by Tycho Atsma on Unsplash “The mean ones wear their masks with pride, but deep down, the pain resides.” Maya Angelou Friendship's EndI looked for your sagacityfound only your…
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Dreamer - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
Photo: found at adigaskell.com via bing.com “To sin by silence, when we should protest” Ella Wheeler Wilcox DreamerPacifistliving in violent dreams,I've loved you notkarma's such a bitchcos I've murdered youa thousand times,but I've confessedto the clownin the cornerwith papal eyesand leery smile,absolvedby breakfast,and there youstill are. Copyright 2025 ©️Paul Vincent CannonAll Rights…
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Wiles - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
At dVerse Laura is hosting Meeting the Bar with an invitation to write an Alliterisen – For today’s MTB prompt our poetry follows the style of The Alliterisen, created by Udit Bhatia. It is a 7-line poem (septet) containing a set number of alliterations per line and adhering to a specific syllable structure. I have chosen the non-rhyme scheme version. For more detail follow the link…
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As To Meaning - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
Photo: Taken in January, summer storm clouds intensify the rays of the sun on the Southern Ocean. “The best story of course, is the one you can’t write …” Sujata Bhatt As To MeaningTo seeeven the sparklewhere the sun touchesthe ocean's skinis to assumegold and mercuryare friends,that they do in factmeet and the eye is true,as to meaningwell, what is that? Copyright 2025 ©️Paul Vincent…
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Spark - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
Photo by Klara Kulikova on Unsplash “… lightening tumbles, and I bounce over to you” Nikki Giovanni SparkThe river flattens outwith downward pressure,clouds gatherdumping raincomes thunderherald of the dynamocharging up the nightwith a whump, crash,rumble,shadows playenergy rushes,disturbing somethrilling others,dog and cat togetherunder the bed,there's nothing staticabout electricity,justmy…
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Collaborating The World - a poem By Paul Vincent Cannon
Photo by Jason Goodman on Unsplash “We shape ourself to fit this world and by this world are shaped again” David Whyte Collaborating The WorldWhy do we assumeassuming that you do,that it's everyone else,not I because "I"surely it would have to be themsome other,but the "I" -is it narcissistic or is it betweenlike in the middlenot closed in on the world of self,open to all…
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The Sleep Of Lovers - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon
Photo: 10000birds.com a pair of Mandarin ducks. “Few recognise that love is commitment …” Nikki Giovanni The Sleep Of Lovers A little bird told me something small enough to be significant about mandarin ducks who sleep the sleep of lovers who when frost and ice intrude swap sides through the night, keeping their exposed sides like their hearts. Copyright 2025 ©️Paul Vincent Cannon All Rights…
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