April 13, 2019 · 1:59 pm
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Wherever We Are – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

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Wherever We are

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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39 responses to “Wherever We Are – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon”

  3. francisashis
    April 13, 2019 at 4:24 pm

    Thanks a lot Sir for the beautiful poem.

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  4. Amy
    April 13, 2019 at 6:33 pm

    So very moving, Paul.

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  5. calmkate
    April 13, 2019 at 10:21 pm

    you describe it so well …

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  6. V.J. Knutson
    April 14, 2019 at 12:13 am

    Hope eternal – beautifully expressed.

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  8. Ennle Madresan
    April 14, 2019 at 1:15 am

    Gosh, I love this–full of gentle, soothing truth.

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  9. Gina
    April 14, 2019 at 5:55 am

    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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  10. Winnie
    April 14, 2019 at 7:17 am

    I love the message behind the poem. Beautiful!

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  11. equipsblog
    April 14, 2019 at 12:42 pm

    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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  12. Katherine
    April 14, 2019 at 7:13 pm

    I really like this poem.
    Thank you for sharing!

    Like

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  13. jmankowsky
    April 15, 2019 at 7:35 pm

    “The lightness of light”–just love that!

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  14. jmankowsky
    April 15, 2019 at 7:37 pm

    Goodness knows we need the lightness of light more and more…

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  15. lync56
    May 1, 2019 at 12:56 pm

    I love this poem it is very powerful

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