January 29, 2019 · 4:28 pm
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If Only – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Quadrille #72 – dversepoets – Steep

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Photo: cloud, mist and rain over Bluff Knoll.

 

If Only

The rise sounds easy,
but the elevation compounds,
and my backpack weighs heavily,
as I clamber and scramble,
shin barked and breathless,
inching towards my goal,
O if only I’d taken the escalator
for this steep ascent,
the office to which I’m bound.

©Paul Vincent Cannon

 

Paul, pvcann.com

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25 responses to “If Only – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon”

  1. crookedcreek.live
    January 29, 2019 at 4:38 pm

    Love it. What a surprise . . . to the office!

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  2. rothpoetry
    January 29, 2019 at 5:35 pm

    I love the twist in this one!!

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  3. Bernie Delaney
    January 29, 2019 at 5:50 pm

    “as I clamber and scramble,
    shin barked and breathless,”
    Great description.

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  5. Gina
    January 29, 2019 at 9:16 pm

    oh going to work can seem so much harder than actually scaling a mount – beautiful metaphors Paul

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  6. dawnbirdau
    January 29, 2019 at 11:22 pm

    Another beautiful poem. And, I love the play on words especially “office”.

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  7. purplepeninportland
    January 30, 2019 at 1:22 am

    “shin barked and breathless” – Love that description, and the ending.

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  8. Frank Hubeny
    January 30, 2019 at 4:23 am

    Sometimes one doesn’t know about the elevator until one reaches the top.

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  9. Winnie
    January 30, 2019 at 4:51 am

    What a poetic way to describe your way to the office! I love it.

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  10. ForgivingConnects
    January 31, 2019 at 6:28 am

    Very moving — it pulled me right in from the beginning. Reminds me of a movie I saw where a man carried a burden and didn’t realize that he can lay it down. Blessings to you, Paul!
    ~Debbie

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  11. lync56
    January 31, 2019 at 1:03 pm

    Fantastic

    >

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  12. Nora
    February 1, 2019 at 4:56 am

    ‘shin barked and breathless’ is fabulous. I fully expected some mountaineering and a summit – nice turn there!

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