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“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” Douglas Adams
I have a memory
of something of a start
collected in the eras
of my many beginnings,
of a long gestated spark
that torched a path,
and, as I look back
I see the embers glowing,
though time is
now extinguishing
my lived meaning.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
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I cannot comment on this because you did not use the word for.the Quadrille.
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Extinguised 🙂 that is the word from extinction
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So, from the rules – must contain the word, or some form of the word, so I used extinguished as a form of the word.
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This a beautiful poem! I love the images you wove into this one!
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Thank you for the wonderful compliment Dwight, very much appreciated. I did love the prompt, I was kind of sitting with the thought before hand so when the prompt came the words poured out.
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It is amazing how that happens. Some things just click, others wait awhile!
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Yes, i do agree, that’s how I experience it.
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Another one that strikes a chord! Beautiful.
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I feel like my inside is out at the moment, a lot pouring out. Thank you so much Punam.
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It is good to be inside out from time time, helps in clearing all that clogs our innards. Always a pleasure, Paul.
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I agree Punam, well said.
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The poem struck a chord with me as well. I so want to keep those embers burning.
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I really appreciate your reflecting back and sharing that.
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Great quote to launch the words filled with a nostalgic memories.
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Thank you so much Astrid, much appreciated.
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Your poem feels a little melancholy to me, or maybe it’s because I’m feeling melancholy. I learned today that one of my former co-worker’s 20 year-old son OD’d and is on life support. About 2 weeks ago one of my former co-worker’s sons was gunned down in the street. He was due to start college the next day.
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I am so sorry to hear that.
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Well, mostly reflective on life changes coming on the horizon, and what that means in terms of identity and role. Thank you Liz.
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Thank you, it is appreciated.
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No wonder you’re feeling that way, that is heavy news and shock, grief, a load. I’ve been in a phase of dreams and reflections on what happens next for me, which is not yet, but not overly far away.
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It’s hard to wrap my mind around. The kid who was shot had gotten himself together and was on a good path. The kid who OD’d did what kids across the globe have done forever but had a horrible reaction. Two unreasonable deaths 😦 Dreams and reflections are preparing you for the next step. I’ll be interested in hearing what’s on your horizon.
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Yes, I wondering that too. Thank you Lisa.
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You’re welcome.
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🙂
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🙂 You, Paul, followed the rules for writing this poem to the very end. Don’t let them extinguish your well-meaning!
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I thought so too, I’m not sure what the person was thinking really, never mind. No, one must never be silenced or censored. I really appreciate your thought on this Tom 🙂
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A great and beautiful poeme!1
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Thank you very much for that Isabel.
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Resonates…you have beautifully expressed some of my recent pondering. Thank you.
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Thank you for sharing that Heather, Later life is tricky.
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That it is! A pleasure, as always.
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🙂
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Sounds a little sad. But I think we’re always where we’re supposed to be.
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Yes, I think that too.
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The sense of loss is palpable here Paul.
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Yes, a turning and a letting go, thank you for sharing that Linda.
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My pleasure.
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I particularly liked the ending
“though time is
now extinguishing
my lived meaning.”
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Many thanks Phillip, appreciate that.
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Interesting reflection.
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That initial awareness of life stage.
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I’m there at the moment.
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Ah, we share a boat. 😀
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Yes! 🙂
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Well I consider that I am in good reflective company 🙂
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Likewise 🙂
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I like the thought of looking back and seeing at least some embers glowing on the path of one’s lived meaning.
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Yes, I was reflecting on a life stage and the change, and wondering, as I do, a melancholy.
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Age robs a bit more of “us” every day Paul.
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Yes, it sure does Rob, you’ve got the nub of my melancholy.
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I love this line:
“collected in the eras
of my many beginnings”
And the gentle slant rhyme of start/spark.
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That line was my hook, it grew from there. It all comes from recent dreams and reflections. Thank you so much.
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Don’t you just love it when your Muse gifts you with a hook?
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O absolutely Liz 🙂
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I really love that thought of many beginnings… to me life is more the endless beginnings coming together in one final end.
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I like your thinking, thank you for sharing that Bjorn.
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I rarely take exception to your words, however I don’t think time is going to extinguish one bit of your life’s meaning.
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No, that’s true, it was more the feeling that came with an initial reflection, which then did lead to a recognition of the very words you have shared, I was just laying bare my early melancholy.
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Totally understandable — have been known to do it myself a time or sixty-eleven!
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Lol, I like your maths.
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Cool. Time, the great extinguisher. This has a good sound and rhythm to it.
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Thank you for sharing that, I really appreciate that.
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There is a sadness about this poem
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Yes, a response to events in my thinking futures.
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Paul, that Douglas Adams quote above your poem is one of my favorite quotes. It suits me perfectly. The path I started out on after college did not take me where I thought I was going, but I am content now in the assurance that I am exactly where I was supposed to be all along.
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Wonderful and thank you for sharing a slice of your journey, yes, I too love that quote for similar reasons. Thank you Janet.
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All we are are beginnings and endings. Thanks so much for the lovely poem.
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Thank you so much for sharing that.
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