Art: Raphael-Toussaint found at commons.wikimedia.org
“life is the first gift, love is the second, and understanding the third.” Marge Piercy
The Mystery
I want to understand,
to embrace the mystery of
the soil in which life grows,
to understand the weightlessness
of the fruit of this tree,
the fleeting hours of its
gentle opening to the world,
and strange scenes which
humiliate proud minds,
or even just the moment
of discovering the empty
birds nest, regretting
my lateness.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
parallax 
Lovely.
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Thank you.
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A tree could watch everything going on around it, but it cannot describe it.
We can describe everything, but we are not always there.
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Well said Gerhard, so true.
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Beautiful poem
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Thank you so much
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A wonderful mystery for all of us!
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Indeed it is, thank you 🙂
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I want to understand…, so very beautiful.
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Yes, that desire to really know in myself, thank you Amy.
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You are able to capture nuances so well. Now try catching raindrops or snowflakes on you tongue… 🙂
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Haven’t done either for a few years, but the meory lingers. 🙂
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Beautiful! Pursuing the mystery keeps us vital and alive!
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Yes, the key really, I guess one proof is those incarcerated lose that and their vitality goes.
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I love where the poem ends with the last four lines.
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I’m so glad it spoke to you Liz, thank you for saying.
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My pleasure, Paul.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you so much for that Charles
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Always a pleasure to read and share your posts with followers, Paul!! Have a great day!
😊👍✨✨🎉
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Thank you Paul.
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Beautiful brain tree,
The tree growing from the brain of human,
Gave the fruits to every living things,
No matter what they’re,
Who they are.
That’s the love of human.
DTQT.
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Indeed, and thanks you for your reflection and thoughts.
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yes I love this one too – speaking words for me
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That is delightful, thank you.
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