dVerse Poets – Here There Be Dragon Poems – Quadrille
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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
parallax 
Amen to poking the sleeping dragon! ❤
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🙂
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Perfect illustration for a wonderful poem.
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Many thanks Judy
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And truly live, once more.
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Absolutely
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Thoughts & words ignite
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Thank you for sharing that, yes indeed.
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Certainly, Paul. Excellent!
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Thank you Punam
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You are welcome, Paul.
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“the water under
an abridged life”
is just BRILLIANT.
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Ah, thank you so much for that, very kind.
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I love ‘yet one wisp of song and a flood of vignettes awakening.’ Sometimes that’s all it takes.
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Yes, that – I remember where and who I was with – they’re continuing research on music and dementia, so it really does count.
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Yes, sometimes we need those memories, whether they are painful or not.
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Yes, we do need both, many thanks Sarah.
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We can never let the sleeping dragons lie, the world would be devoid of poetry.
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I’m with you on that 🙂
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The image is stunning as is the poem. So many layers.
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Thank you so much Dawn.
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You’re welcome!
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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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Yes I always have a twist somewhere, glad you persisted.
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Brilliant!👏👏
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Thank you so much Richa 🙂 much appreciated.
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Oy. But yes!!
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Ah, you know it, thanks Ruth
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we do indeed need to poke that sleeping dragon occasionally … well written Paul!
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Like stoking a fire 🙂 thank you Kate
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welcome Paul!
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you Charles
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Yes to the inner dragon. Inspire the fire!
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Thank you – yes the fire within.
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Yes, sometimes we must.
I particularly liked: “the water under
an abridged life,”
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Thank you Merril for sharing that, very much appreciated.
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You’re welcome!
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… 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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Always my hope, yes, rekindled. Thank you for reflecting on this.
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I think we should… as long as we poke carefully.
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Yes, no blundering in, disaster awaits for the clumsy and unskilled.
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This makes me want to go rewatch The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 😉
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Thank you, that is a great compliment 😀
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