Plum Bay Go - A Poem By Paul Vincent Cannon

Cutting The Cord - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Photo: pixels.com “The whisper trembling in the wind” Lewis Carroll Cutting the CordThose days of simoomrelentlesswearingwhen everything seemed to be fractiousnerves on end seasoned woundsdog licked sores,painthe lanced boil ofheartache for humanitywho would rather live in misery than hope,a living deathdisguised as peacebroken shadows of jousted mills,a pretence of ends bypathologies of…

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High Tide - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Image by metacross from Pixabay “The idealistic imagined world is alone, isolated, undisturbed remaining free …” Angelina Pandian High TideThose little expansive momentsof transportrapture or riskwelcome or notin nano seconds of interruptionparallel universes openingI've lost the trigger,but I don't really careI'm in it now,don't disturblet me indulge the flurryof senses and memoriesno matter…

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Have we been here before? - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Photo: NASA – science.nasa.gov – Mars’ Jezero Crater “We are made of longing, of reaching for the stars …” Danusha Lameris Have We Been Here Before?Red dirtold dirtsalted dirtashed dirtsulphur dirtacidic dirtalkoloid dirtmineral dirtearthcontinues whileMoon Mare volcanismceased three billion years agoand Martian rock tells us thestory of Mars' evolutionto desert death,this is wild sciencewhich…

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Mysteries - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse Kim is hosting the Quadrille (44 words sans title) with an invitation to write a pome including the word engrave. dVerse Poets – Quadrille – Engrave Your Name Across My Heart Image by Pexels from Pixabay “You have offered them to me I am only giving them back” Craig Arnold MysteriesI dig into the yawning yearning hole within,your graven image behind my heavy eyes,your pulse a beat…

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What Can Be Said (Ontology's a Drag) - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

At dVerse Bjorn is hosting Meeting the Bar with an invitation to write a poem using an apophatic (αποφατικοζ) or negation approach – the not knowing, (as opposed to a cataphatic (καταφατικα) or positive approach – the knowing/affirming). For more detail follow the link below: dVerse Poets – MTB – Meet The Bar Positively Through Negation Image by Nick Kirtoki from Pixabay “The rose has no Why?…

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Return To Mystery - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Image by ivan eduardo frias araujo from Pixabay “I love you as one loves certain obscure things, secretly, between the shadow and the soul.” Pablo Neruda Return To MysteryIn the flush of love all thingsbelong to a liminal perspective,as time draws on, the earth ofromance can settle to a knowingwhich wasn't known before,as time moves we can lose themystery to a dull beat in whichanticipation…

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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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(via Desiring Feathers - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon)

How Soon? - a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Photo: artawkrn – pexels.com “What am I to myself that must be remembered …” Robert Creeley How Soon?Soft autumn rainlike petals,kissesfallinggatheringtouchingmy cheek,how soon will theybe forgottenwhen the cloudshave melted andthe sun returns? Copyright 2025 ©️Paul Vincent CannonAll Rights Reserved ®️

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