dVerse Poets – Open Link Night
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“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” Thich Nhat Hahn
Seamless
To contemplate breathing
now there’s a thing,
a rhythm of
an inward and outward breath,
so simple really, and yet,
where is the juncture
the beginning or end,
though differently constituted
there are no parts
neither this or that,
just one continuous
seamless movement.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
Mindfulness in free verse.
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Lovely
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This is perfection!
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Control of breathing is important for women giving birth.
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I remember the Andre natal classes, we all had a laugh at the time, but boy did it make sense when the time came.
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Beautiful..just one seamless movement..made up of small integrated breaths.
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Amazing isn’t it, thank you Megha.
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My pleasure
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In the midst of a long night, to become aware of one’s own breathing can become quite unsettling. This made me think of those moments!
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Hopefully not too unsettling.
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Breathing has its own language, the sharp intake, the long drawn out exhale, the sigh, the steady rhythm of rest, the first of life and the last of new life. Thank you for a bringing on a reflective moment.
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My pleasure Dawn, and thank you.
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You’re welcome. Hope you got an invite?
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I did, and thank you very much for that. 🙂
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🙂
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Powered by the spark of life. It is relaxing to focus on breath. Wondering why I don’t do it much anymore…
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It becomes a natural rhythm eventually – a part of you.
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Nicely done! An interesting thought!
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Thanks so much Dwight.
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This is fantastic. Amazing, yet simple imagery with lots of depth.
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I really appreciate your comment, means a lot, thank you.
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Paul, that is wonder-full reminder to breathe.
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Awareness of breathing seems like a way to forget those feelings.
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I so agree Frank, it sure works for me.
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And so it seems, inhale and exhale.
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Absolutely Grace.
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Thank you for sharing this for OLN Paul. Engaging read, and well written.
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Rob thank you so much for those encouraging words.
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Such a great poem reflecting a mindfulness/spiritual practice so precisely
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Yes, that meditative attending.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Very kind.
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Breathing, something we don’t ponder until we have to.
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Now that is so true Eugenia.
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😉
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