dVerse Poets – Open Link Night
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“Let a thousand wrangling desires become one love.” Rumi
That Feeling
That feeling
when the days run to sighing
and longing
because you sense
there is something more,
and sitting,
but not wanting to, rather
desiring to take to the ramparts
of the moment and fully possess them,
to pluck out meaning
and make sense of the world
as if to clear the rain drops from
a window and see
what you have always seen
for the first time,
and know it like an old friend.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
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Know this feeling well, great description Paul
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Thank you so much Kate, I kind of knew you’d understand it from the conversations we’ve had, Damocles Sword really.
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sadly yes …
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Beautiful words Paul.
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Thank you Rupali, that is very kind.
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Classic poetic angst 😚
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Ah, indeed Ana
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I’m sorry, brother. You eat too much of other souls’ sorrow in your line of work.
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I probably do, I get very angry with the way things are for sure, thank you.
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No, thank you — on behalf of all of us
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🙂
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😚🤗
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Think I’m in love with this poem☺️
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That is a great compliment Cheryl, thank you for so much. 🙂
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☺️
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This seems to inspire me to come round inna full circle and appreciate life’s gifts more deeply.
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Well I’m very touched that it inspired you, wow, and thank you.
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Really enjoyed this post….most especially these lines:
“as if to clear the rain drops from
a window and see
what you have always seen
for the first time,
and know it like an old friend.”
I think of those squeegee things that people use to wipe down a glass shower door….would that it was so easy to remove the grit of life ….grit meaning so many things these days.
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Yes, if only, thank you so much Lillian.
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Oh yes! A very passionate poem.
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Thank you for those thoughts Heather.
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You are welcome.
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This is beautiful and really reaches deep within. Thanks for sharing 🐼🙌
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Thank you so much, it certainly came from deep in my experience.
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I really admire this poem! a fine mix of restlessness and longing – the window opaque with raindrops and the best of existential lines
“to take to the ramparts
of the moment and fully possess them,”
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Thank so much Laura for sharing those thoughts, much appreciated.
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I think I’ve been in that place by the window, waiting for the rain to dry up so I can truly see.
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Thank you for sharing your inner work, much appreciated.
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Such exquisite melancholy (as I used to call the feeling when I was an angsty teenager.
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Ah, I remember those days, potent stuff, thank you for sharing that Liz.
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Good poetry seems to prompt this kind of sharing, doesn’t it?
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It sure does Liz, I think it can grow community.
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I often have a slight (and maybe sometimes not so slight) undercurrent of dissatisfaction of the haze I’ve put up on my own window to the world. Yes, I take full responsibility. Your poem really got me reflecting…once again.
Gayle ~
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Thank you so much, I’m moved that it has had that effect, thank you for sharing.
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❤️
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Many thanks.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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thoughts matter, literally!
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O, they do, they do.
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Hey Paul — Hi poet!. Wanted to let you know I am “temporarily” sightless in my right eye from a retinal disease. It is a struggle fir me to write, but I will still wrote my pieces, going very slowly. Reading at any length is extremely difficult, and causes painful headache — so wanted to say thanks for contributing to OLN. But I won’t be able to read what you wrote, yet I wanted to visit. I spent a little time writing this best I could with one eye, i copied it, and I am pasting it in here to say hi. Got an operation coming up in about a week when the infection is down. Hopefully things will get back to normal.thanks, Rob
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Hi Rob, my goodness, I don’t know what to say, thank you so much for taking time to follow up. I look forward to your speedy recovery and I’m glad to hear you have an op coming up, some good news. Sounds horrible, and for me, would be a nightmare. Thank you, and wanting you well, Paul
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Very emotional poem. You have a way with words.
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Thank you so much Kally, very kind and encouraging.
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I always love your poems. Very deep and inspiring. Makes me think a lot.
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Well that lovely compliment has made my day, thank you so much for sharing Kally.
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I love the reflectiveness of this poem
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Many thanks Lyn
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quite impressive, great!!💕
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Thank you for sharing that 🙂
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