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Bang On - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse Punam is hosting the Quadrille (44 words) with an invitation to write a poem inclusing the word Bang. dVerse Poets – Quadrille – Going Out With A Bang Photo: jfwonline.com “Now as the train bears west, its rhythm rocks the earth” Theodore Roethke Bang OnClickety clackleather seatsswaying carriagetrees a blur,we sat oppositeall stops,untilthe darkening outer suburbs,furtive…

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I Must Attend - Haibun by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse Frank is hosting the Monday Haibun with an invitation to write alluding to March Madness. dVerse Poets – Haibun – March Madness Photo: http://www.freepik.es “One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began …” Mary Oliver I Must Attend There are signs, almost imperceptible, that autumn rises. None of this makes sense in isolation. One spent pumpkin vine does not make an…

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For The Love Of The Planet - Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse Grace is hosting Poetry Forms with an invitation to write a complaint – Complaint, sometimes called Jeremiad is a genre of poetry that carries a theme of bitter sorrow. The rhetoric is “rails against cruel fate” . By the Middle Ages there were loosely 3 types of Complaint: satirical poems exposing evil in the world. dididactic verse focusing on the decline of someone “great”…

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Get A Free Zing - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse De is hosting the Quadrille with and invitation to Zing, to include Zing or a form in a poem. dVerse Poets – Quadrille – Poems With Zing Photo: outdoorshell.com “O Winter! frozen pulse and heart of fire” Helen Hunt Jackson Get A Free ZingCamping in the winternow that's not the thing,the closer to zeromore woolies need to bring,because of the temperaturesome vigorous walkingis de…

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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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It Has Always Been So - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Photo: Hunter S. Thompson – journalist, writer, author, originator of “Gonzo” journalism. From thefamouspeople.com “It was like falling down an elevator shaft and landing in a pool full of mermaids.” Hunter S. Thompson It Has Always Been SoOnce upon a time Iwas disillusioned with Thompson's infectionthe whole question of truth and fictionhow dare they be blendedin the mainstream,but…

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Ignorance Is Not An Ethical Stance - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Photo: majorcadailybulletin.com cleaning up in Valencia. “If ignorance is bliss, why isn’t the world happier?” Mark Twain Ignorance Is Not An Ethical StanceMy, do you look completely silly in your denial,keep telling me all about your belief that theenvironment is doing fine and that all these turbulent, unprecedented, wild natural events are those one hundred year turns that yoursuperstitious,…

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Cyborgery - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse Sanaa is hosting Poetics with an invitation to write a sci-fi poem. dVerse Poets – Poetics – Diving Into The Genre Of Sci-fi Poetry Image: pixabay.com “I enter your secret places with my mind” Allen Ginsberg Cyborgery Your hairwhen rainedcarries indelible memorysensory overloadwithout data offerings,only the hive will make context equate,even now the rise of your breastuneven chant…

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