It's The Way - A Poem By Paul Vincent Cannon

Perspective - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Photo: taken at Shoalwater Bay, summer 2021 “a perspective cuts emptiness deep and even …” Joseph Brodsky PerspectiveThat momentwhen you leave the skyand fall into sandscalingtimeto size,noticing the treesremembering mountainselephantsthe sand,smalla parallax moment,seeing my sandness. Copyright 2025 ©️Paul Vincent CannonAll Rights Reserved ®️

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Laughs As It Stabs - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Photo: pexels.com “Denial – – is the only fact perceived by the denied – -” Emily Dickinson Laughs As It StabsPaint the house garishdig a new gardenrearrange the interiorwash the dogstyle my hairfind a new jobnew partnernew clothesmore new clothesnew car,anything butfacing the real,as if denial is avirtue and will winthe day,let's go to marsnow that we havestuffed up earth,as if that will…

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Window Of Opportunity - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse Dora is hosting Poetics with an invitation to write about the romance of the open window. dVerse Poets – Poetics – The Romance Of The Open Window Image by Jupi Lu from Pixabay “… like artists gave the holy before perspective was invented …” Bob Hicok Window Of OpportunityLook at thata sky of rorschach shapesfeminine or masculineI don't knowlet's see what happens,tears in…

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Wanting - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse Dora is hosting Poetics with an invitation to take the example of Sandra Cisneros where she takes Spanish words that have no direct English equivalent and uses them to form the poem ‘I Have No Word In English For’ Dora has provided Cisneros’ words of which we can choose one, two or many of the words, incorporating them in our own poem. For more detail and to see the two choices offered…

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Once More - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Photo: found on pinterest.com “there was epiphany in the pain” Olu Oguibe Once MoreDark emotionnow jiltedexcludedsulkingnot completely annihilated ,woundedhidingdeep in the interior,rising almost to lifeas feelings swirlwhen tiredness infiltratesprojected,legitimised by thincircumstance,attempting blamethwarted by thesmoking gun ofself-awareness. Copyright 2025 ©️Paul Vincent CannonAll Rights…

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The Leaf Is All - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Photo: Taken in Kirup State Forest May 2023 “Perhaps the purpose of trees is to hide the verticality of trees” Linda Pastan The Leaf Is AllThe leafis a riveris a cloudis rainis the groundfor the seed,becomes a plantbecomes a forestbecomes oxygenbecomes breath,life for all thingsand whenthe leaf fallsit isit becomes,for all things. Copyright 2025 ©️Paul Vincent CannonAll Rights Reserved ®️

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Attention Debt - Burning Haibun by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse Li is hosting the Haibun with an invitation to write what is know as a Burning Haibun. Burning Haibun relies on writing a Haibun then using erasure x 2 to arrive at a distilled form as a second part, followed by the usual haiku/senryu. Burning Haibun is typically about an interior journey/reflection. For more detail follow the link below: dVerse Poets – Haibun – Making Way Image:…

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Not Seeing - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Image by Наталия Когут from Pixabay “Always too eager for the future, we pick up bad habits of expectancy” Phillip Larkin Not SeeingThe gaze,le regard,what catches the eyewhere am I fixed with intent to exclusion,are there any new movementsto beat the syncopated repetitionof the daily urban ballet soinfused it is now tasteless,invisible, and yet not a partof my breath, it is…

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