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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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Pound By Pound -a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse Dora is hosting poetics with an invitation to write a poem using defamiliarization – for more information about defamiliarization and the prompt follow the link below: dVerse Poets – Poetics – Reimagining The Familiar Photo: ar.inspiredpencil.com “There is a snake in swans.” Sylvia Plath Pound By PoundThen, I wonderedif other homes were habited bysuch darkened men of tradeswhose…

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The Mother - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Note: I saw a photo today that records a young boy gathering pieces of his mother who was blown up in yet another Israeli bombing of Gaza. Photo: The Associated Press, 24.3.25 at aol.com More dead in Gaza as Israel breaks ceasefire. “We stare at each other’s faces, scared yet happy that so far, our lives have been spared.” Mosab Abu Toha The MotherCan he put her together again,put together her…

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Cup Of Swirl - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse Melissa is hosting Poetics with an invitation to respond to some of the work of Georgia O’Keeffe’ as an ekphrastic poem and to include a handful of art vocabulary from the provided list. The words I have included are: aesthetic, primitive, patina, coil, montage, decoupage, relief, atelier, distortion, vanishing point. For more detail follow the link below: dVerse Poets – Poetics – In…

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Delight - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse Lillian is hosting Open Link Night (with live edition Saturday – for details follow the link below) the night we choose a poem to post. This will be the last live session for 2024. dVerse Poets – OLN Photo: pexels.com “… beyond the body itself, we are making love” Sharon Olds DelightIn the mellow of eveI wonder,from time to time,what it would be liketo take a portion of sunand…

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The Nightmare - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Photo by Duane Mendes on Unsplash “what is stronger than the human heart which shatters over and over and still lives” Rupi Kaur The NightmareThe unexpectedspeaking in subtle shiftschewing on thorns,a pebble in the shoethe wisdom of ageslike a trainwe muston occasion railagainst the sourceeven if in vain,the hand of chalkwalled in to wordsthat are mere dustwiped free beforemeaning evolvesin…

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Sun Tide - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Photo: pedestrian.tv “Gently I stir a white feather fan …” Li Po Sun TideWarmBlack mozzarella,gooey, stringysteamingoozing,unable to resistthe sun,urban pizzasticks to my shoestyres,stalactites onthe wheel archeswaves along the road,surfing to work. Copyright 2025 ©️Paul Vincent CannonAll Rights Reserved ®️

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The Softness Of Love - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Photo: careersplay.com “A summer fanned with spice” Alfred Lord Tennyson The Softness Of Love The valley of cloveswhere genies trade,six days by canvas sailfrom India to anarchipelago unknown,a place without ailmentwhere the old are youngand the young are free,cinnamon, cloves,nutmeg subtledressed in soft redso sweet, pleasant to taste,she hid among the treeselusiveher smile so shy,the foreign…

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