July 31, 2019 · 2:04 pm
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There She Was – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

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“Licence my roving hands …”  John Donne

 

There She Was

Where paths lead,
the abiding question
niggling at my core,
river bend
or river pool stroll
and so it was,
waterhens idled
and the water was velvet
under the spell of lilies
those sirens of fertility,
and there she was
nymph arising,
my mantra
lead me not …,
failing,
bursting into flames as
her eyes called.

©Paul Vincent Cannon

 

Paul, pvcann.com

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39 responses to “There She Was – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon”

  1. lillian
    July 31, 2019 at 2:55 pm

    a rising water nymph would certainly raise the temperature of many!

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  2. Frank Hubeny
    July 31, 2019 at 3:22 pm

    Nice lines: “under the spell of lilies
    those sirens of fertility,”

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  4. rugby843
    July 31, 2019 at 4:33 pm

    Very smooth, sensual

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  5. robtkistner
    July 31, 2019 at 5:37 pm

    This is a beautiful sensuous bit of writing Paul — excellent!

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  6. Charmed Chaos
    July 31, 2019 at 6:00 pm

    Lovely and sensual Paul!

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  7. Amy
    July 31, 2019 at 8:00 pm

    So very beautiful, Paul.

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  8. newepicauthor
    July 31, 2019 at 9:43 pm

    There she was, Manfred Mann – Doo Wah Diddy Diddy.

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  9. calmkate
    July 31, 2019 at 11:24 pm

    Sounds like a Norman Lindsay scene … well done!

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  10. OIKOS™-Publishing
    August 1, 2019 at 10:19 am

    Once again a wonderful romantic poem. Honoring the beauty of women. Michael

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  13. Susi Bocks
    August 4, 2019 at 11:38 pm

    Beautiful poem, Paul! I love you used the word “niggling”. 🙂

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  14. dawnbirdau
    August 7, 2019 at 1:31 am

    Love the seduction in this … the quote too! And, how “niggling” brings the feeling to life.

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  15. lync56
    August 25, 2019 at 6:14 am

    Wow beautiful and evocative

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  16. Jonathan Caswell
    October 1, 2020 at 10:50 pm

    Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
    HUBBA, HUBBA–IN A NATURALISTIC WAY! 😀

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