VJs Weekly Challenge – Wild Card
V.J. has set a challenge to look over the past week’s writing and choose a word or phrase that repeats and write about that. Well my word is colour …
There Is Colour
He said,
he really did,
he didn’t even blink
there was no guile,
sincere, he just let it out
“I just don’t see colour.”
Well, there you go
in your disregard
focussing on self
issuing platitudes and
diminishing a fundamental
heartfelt me, we and us,
with a blancmange of nothingness,
while everywhere
there is is colour to be celebrated,
and not just white!
ยฉPaul Vincent Cannon
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This is an awesome piece of poetry, Paul. Loved the pictures too, perfect.
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Many thanks, appreciate your thoughts.
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Welcome Paul
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Oh, good one. Those platitudes that only highlight, and do not resolve the issues. Thanks for joining in, Paul.
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Thanks for offering the challenge, and thanks too for reflecting on this.
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You’re so welcome.
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Absolutely brilliant Paul. There is color and there is diversity.
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Thank you so much Megha – so agree.
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Wonderfully expressed Paul
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Reblogged this on A Guy Called Bloke and K9 Doodlepip! and commented:
Be there light … wonderfully penned poetry by Paul ๐
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That is very kind, thank you so much. ๐
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Pleasure Paula, it was a lovely piece ๐
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Reminds me of my grandson Jesse, born without arms. I just don’t see that he’s missing them, he is so capable.
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Yes, what a wonderful way to see.
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So true and so well written
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Yes, close to the heart.
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There is so much aliveness in this poem, Paul. It reminds me of how at the same time, I see us all as one and also experience the vibrancy and aliveness from the rich diversity of color. Thank you!
Debbie
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Yes, we need to honour diversity and yet see humanity, we are getting there I believe.
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I love this poem
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So glad to hear that ๐
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Wonderful articulation
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Many thanks Felix.
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