Photo: peoplesriverhistory.us. Artist Wes Modes sailed this recreated 1940s shanty boat down the Tennessee River in 2016 as part of the project – ‘A Secret History Of American River People’
Beware the echo-chamber!
Our Very Words
We named her SS Egalitarian,
fuelled her with libertarian spirit
and collectively manoeuvred along the river
wisely steering round the rocks of despair,
avoiding log-jams upstream,
keeping to ourselves, naturally
no boarders here
our company pure,
ideologically speaking of course,
untainted, ideal,
and though we steered so well
navigating this river of life,
the skin of her hull
our very words in fact,
ran out, and the
democracy of the river poured in.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
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Very well crafted, Paul.
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Beautiful!❤️
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Thank you very much Richa 🙂
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ooh ….
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😉
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Oh! Wow! every line so perfect and I felt the ‘give’, the vulnerability, at the end. You’re a master at this.
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Thank you Dawn, such a wonderful compliment, thank you for sharing that.
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You’re welcome.
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Speechless, Paul, because I’m exhausted.
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Yes, we’ve ended in drudgeville, hard to swallow.
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Artfully penned and your poem speaks volumes, Paul!
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I’m really grateful for your response Eugenia, many thanks.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Many thanks Charles
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Nice photo complimenting the stillness of time and moving words together they are reflective.
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Many thanks, so appreciate your response.
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Very cleverly written poem – well done
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Thank you so much Lyn 🙂
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