March 8, 2019 · 2:36 pm
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The Agony – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

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The Agony

How can something burn
and yet never consume,
when entire forests fall to ash
and futures are cauterised by flames
so intense they erase history
and futures yet unthought?
And yet we burn
with an intensity that would consume
entire forests
but we are not ready to surrender
to the sting of the flames,
we desire the sweetness of fire
but not its end,
we want that sacred ground
of the agony of love.

©Paul Vincent Cannon

 

Paul, pvcann.com

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33 responses to “The Agony – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon”

  1. lensdailydiary
    March 8, 2019 at 2:38 pm

    To burn but not consume. I like that.

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  2. francisashis
    March 8, 2019 at 2:39 pm

    Thanks a lot Sir, for heart touching poem.

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  3. Winnie
    March 8, 2019 at 3:25 pm

    Beautifully penned, Paul.

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  4. Ihagh G. T.
    March 8, 2019 at 4:38 pm

    👍👍👍… interesting

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  7. Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog
    March 9, 2019 at 12:18 am

    Excellent! 🙂 Yes, for far too many, the fire of passion is just a dying ember (while the forests rage).

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  8. V.J. Knutson
    March 9, 2019 at 1:54 am

    Love burns in a good way – good perspective

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  9. Ennle Madresan
    March 9, 2019 at 5:00 am

    Absolutely Brilliant, Sir!

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  11. aguycalledbloke
    March 9, 2019 at 7:13 pm

    Very nicely penned Paul, really nicely expressed.

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  12. aguycalledbloke
    March 9, 2019 at 7:14 pm

    Reblogged this on A Guy Called Bloke and K9 Doodlepip! and commented:
    A nicely executed poem by Paul entitled The Agony.

    we desire the sweetness of fire
    but not its end,
    we want that sacred ground
    of the agony of love.

    Nicely done!

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  13. Lyn CANNON
    March 13, 2019 at 12:20 pm

    Interesting twist – I wondered where you were going with this one right until the end

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