August 9, 2019 · 1:21 pm
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Seamless – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

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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

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35 responses to “Seamless – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon”

  1. equipsblog
    August 9, 2019 at 1:27 pm

    Mindfulness in free verse.

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  4. newepicauthor
    August 9, 2019 at 3:59 pm

    Control of breathing is important for women giving birth.

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  5. Megha's World
    August 9, 2019 at 7:23 pm

    Beautiful..just one seamless movement..made up of small integrated breaths.

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  6. Beverly Crawford
    August 9, 2019 at 7:53 pm

    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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  7. dawnbirdau
    August 9, 2019 at 10:22 pm

    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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  8. msjadeli
    August 10, 2019 at 12:28 am

    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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  9. rothpoetry
    August 10, 2019 at 1:59 am

    Nicely done! An interesting thought!

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  10. Pandemedium
    August 10, 2019 at 2:40 am

    This is fantastic. Amazing, yet simple imagery with lots of depth.

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  11. Lara/Trace
    August 10, 2019 at 2:45 pm

    Paul, that is wonder-full reminder to breathe.

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  12. Frank Hubeny
    August 10, 2019 at 8:43 pm

    Awareness of breathing seems like a way to forget those feelings.

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  13. Grace
    August 12, 2019 at 2:03 am

    And so it seems, inhale and exhale.

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  14. robtkistner
    August 12, 2019 at 6:34 pm

    Thank you for sharing this for OLN Paul. Engaging read, and well written.

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  15. lync56
    August 12, 2019 at 11:04 pm

    Such a great poem reflecting a mindfulness/spiritual practice so precisely

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  17. -Eugenia
    August 19, 2019 at 6:39 pm

    Breathing, something we don’t ponder until we have to.

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