June 4, 2019 · 2:10 pm
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Breathe That Fire Again – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

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“Beware the sleeping dragon. For when she awakes the earth will shake.”   Winston Churchill (speaking about China)

 

Breathe That Fire Again

Elements of life
we simply forget
or want to,
the water under
an abridged life,
coded tapestry of
joy and disappointment,
yet one wisp of song and
a flood of vignettes
awakening,
sometimes we must
poke the sleeping dragon
and breathe that fire again.

©Paul Vincent Cannon

 

Paul, pvcann.com

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44 responses to “Breathe That Fire Again – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon”

  1. awisewomansjourney
    June 4, 2019 at 2:27 pm

    Amen to poking the sleeping dragon! ❤

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  2. lifelessons
    June 4, 2019 at 2:39 pm

    Perfect illustration for a wonderful poem.

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  3. rivrvlogr
    June 4, 2019 at 3:04 pm

    And truly live, once more.

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  4. ecopoet
    June 4, 2019 at 3:04 pm

    Thoughts & words ignite

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  5. paeansunplugged
    June 4, 2019 at 3:25 pm

    Certainly, Paul. Excellent!

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  6. whimsygizmo
    June 4, 2019 at 4:13 pm

    “the water under
    an abridged life”
    is just BRILLIANT.

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  7. Charmed Chaos
    June 4, 2019 at 6:20 pm

    I love ‘yet one wisp of song and a flood of vignettes awakening.’ Sometimes that’s all it takes.

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  8. sarahsouthwest
    June 4, 2019 at 6:57 pm

    Yes, sometimes we need those memories, whether they are painful or not.

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  9. sgeoil
    June 5, 2019 at 12:03 am

    We can never let the sleeping dragons lie, the world would be devoid of poetry.

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  10. dawnbirdau
    June 5, 2019 at 8:58 am

    The image is stunning as is the poem. So many layers.

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  11. lync56
    June 5, 2019 at 12:57 pm

    I had to re read and think about this one but then I got it and it is very well done and said

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  14. calmkate
    June 5, 2019 at 6:08 pm

    we do indeed need to poke that sleeping dragon occasionally … well written Paul!

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  16. Charlotte Blom
    June 6, 2019 at 12:44 pm

    Yes to the inner dragon. Inspire the fire!

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  17. merrildsmith
    June 7, 2019 at 12:01 pm

    Yes, sometimes we must.
    I particularly liked: “the water under
    an abridged life,”

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  18. Margaret Elizabeth Bednar
    June 7, 2019 at 8:31 pm

    … the things we tuck away are usually not truly buried – and yes, they can be rekindled – and the dragon can be let loose!

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  19. Björn Rudberg (brudberg)
    June 9, 2019 at 8:00 pm

    I think we should… as long as we poke carefully.

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  20. msw blog
    June 30, 2019 at 3:16 pm

    This makes me want to go rewatch The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 😉

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