October 28, 2020 · 4:42 pm
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Out Of Tilt – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

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“When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?” (Cervantes) Don Quixote

Out Of Tilt

His mind ran away to the theatre,
building castles of straw,
a distress of damsels in every scene,
he had that quixotic bent,
always out of tilt in the real,
lunging babble-mouthed in a 
folly of mealy jousts unrequited,
she always smiled as she evaporated.

©Paul Vincent Cannon

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33 responses to “Out Of Tilt – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon”

  1. marandarussell
    October 28, 2020 at 5:42 pm

    I kind of feel that way today.

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  2. marialberg
    October 28, 2020 at 6:36 pm

    Love that last line. Great image.

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  3. freyathewriter
    October 28, 2020 at 7:01 pm

    Yes, I feel out of tilt today, although I should be in balance as it’s mid-wekk Wednesday! I too love that last line.

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  5. lynn__
    October 28, 2020 at 8:25 pm

    A surreal write! I really like “a distress of damsels in every scene,
    he had that quixotic bent,” 🙂

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  6. Björn Rudberg (brudberg)
    October 28, 2020 at 8:47 pm

    out of time… out of touch… it seems like he has lost it all.

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  7. msjadeli
    October 29, 2020 at 1:23 am

    Lately madness flies its freak flag with pride. World gone crazy!

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  9. Cheryl, Gulf Coast Poet
    October 29, 2020 at 4:42 am

    I kept seeing Peter O’Toole as I read, Paul. He was so good in Man of La Mancha! Too bad he’s not on WordPress to read your work. I think he would have appreciated it! ❤

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  11. robtkistner
    October 29, 2020 at 6:33 pm

    Love sought love lost, one of the sad stories of life. Yet we all need love and we all seek love, as it will be until the end of time.

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  12. America On Coffee
    October 30, 2020 at 4:56 am

    A well scripted reality!💗☕️☕️☕️🍃

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  13. purplepeninportland
    November 1, 2020 at 12:38 am

    My usual state is “out-of-balance”, so I relate well to this poem.

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  14. Charis Counselling
    November 11, 2020 at 1:10 am

    Great poem – loved the use of words

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