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“The sky is not my limit … I am.” T.F. Hodge
It Is My Beginning
Do fish ever worry about getting wet,
are we ever aware that the sky
touches our toes and that
on dark days
the cloud is simply that we
have forgotten that our feet
share the space with
all of nature
being coloured and gendered
utterly free,
cladding me,
welcoming my every breath,
waking and sleeping me,
inspiring and opening me,
the sky’s no limit at all,
it is but my beginning
a space we breathe
ourselves together.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
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Beautiful poem
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Thank you so much Luisa.
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Excellent! love this. What I love about a good poem, is how many thoughts can be condensed into a few words. Great opening line, and then the idea of our toes touching the sky, and not just plodding along in the dirt, an opportunity given to us, to explore and reach for something higher. Great start to my day, thank you!
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Wow, thank you for your thoughtful reflection Robert and your encouraging words, what a joy to know that it spoke to you in that way.
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Well said, Robert! The poem also spoke to me about the notion of becoming all things.
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Thank you Liz, it’s amazing what comes out of a poem.
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This is wonderful Paul.
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So glad that it spoke VJ, great prompt to work with.
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It sure did! Glad you liked the prompt.
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🙂
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I love this perspective
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Many thanks Cheryl.
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Inspiring, indeed!
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Many thanks Mia, very kind response.
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Thank you VJ
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So true and motivating too, Paul! Thank you! Michael
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Many thanks for that Michael 🙂
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Absolutely beautiful
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Thank you so much 🙂
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You are very welcome. Your poetry is lovely
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I feel encouraged by your words, thank you again.
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Perfect! 👀🍃
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Many thanks Gail. 🙂
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I Truly enjoyed this
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Thank you so much Connetta
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Deep and thought provoking
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Many thanks Lyn
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It reminds me of Rumi 💚. “Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.”
As mentioned in the above comments – your thoughts condensed into a few words make each word COUNT. You are a man of few words.😅
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Well, in conversation that can reverse, lol, I love Rumi, thank you for the connect on that. Thank you for reading and for taking time to share your thoughts in response too.
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