VJs Weekly Challenge: Risk-Reward
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“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” T.S. Eliot
To burn,
catch fire,
wince with pain,
recoil, return,
like a moth to the flame,
a zeppelin alight,
all warnings ignored
my fingers to the fire,
a searing, scorching heat,
they urged me back,
to be near her is risk,
a reward enough.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
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Had to laugh at the ending…was expecting a pyromaniac, lol. Well done!
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Lol, I get that, more risk there, thank you VJ
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Welcome!
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😉
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I love the way you can take a work and use if creatively – great poem
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Thank you so much Lyn
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Nice.
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Thank you 🙂
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Sure thing.
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Hi sir. I have nominated you f or. LIebster Award . https://parkhe.com/2020/05/28/my-liebster-award/
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Very kind indeed, and happy to be so, though with everything at the moment probably won’t get to do the requirements of it, but I thanks you for that very much.
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What a beautifully evocative poem! It reminds me of Virginia Woolf’s exquisite essay ”The Death of the Moth.”
The quote by T.S. Eliot is an impeccable choice, as well!
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Never one to play it safe . . .
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That would be dull 🙂
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Thank you VJ
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I really like your blog. A pleasure to come stroll on your pages. A great discovery and a very interesting blog. I will come back to visit you. Do not hesitate to visit my universe. See you soon.
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Thank you
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Made me smile too, Paul! But its true. Hope you had a beautiful weekend, and a great start into the new week. Michael
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So far so good, have a great week Michael, and thank you.
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Great news, Paul! Best wishes to you too.
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