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Sometimes
when we hold closely to
a pressing darkness
we surrender to an emptiness
a quagmire of despair
that is an implosion of hope
and yet,
the very thing we hold
at our centre
is the lightness of light
that is always wherever we are
as gift to the world.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
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Many thanks Moira
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Beautiful. Uplifting.
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Thanks Sandy
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Welcome, Paul.
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Thanks a lot Sir for the beautiful poem.
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Appreciate your reading and encouraging words Francis.
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Thank you so much sir
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So very moving, Paul.
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Thank you Amy, appreciate your thoughts.
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you describe it so well …
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Thank you for your encouraging words Kate
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you’re had a ‘taste’ and that’s a great motivator!
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Yes, so very true 🙂
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Hope eternal – beautifully expressed.
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Thank you VJ 🙂
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Always welcome, Paul.
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True.
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Thank you Dawn
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Gosh, I love this–full of gentle, soothing truth.
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Thank you for that.
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Most welcome always.
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🙂
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🙂
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really appreciate your reflection here, to hold on to darkness while waiting for light to come forth. being faithful with the small while waiting for the big event, this is lovely Paul
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That’s a great summary Gina, thank you for your reflection and encouraging words.
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I love the message behind the poem. Beautiful!
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That is very kind Winnie
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Wow! Paul this may be one of your most powerful poems to date (at least among the ones I have read).
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Thank you, high praise indeed, thank you for sharing how you found it.
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I really like this poem.
Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you so much for that Katherine.
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Always! 🙂
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“The lightness of light”–just love that!
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Thank you, yes, that quality of uplift, no burden was in my mind.
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Goodness knows we need the lightness of light more and more…
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Yes, we really do.
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I love this poem it is very powerful
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Thank you Lyn 🙂
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