“It’s pretty clear now that what looked like it might have been some kind of counterculture is, in reality, just the plain old chaos of undifferentiated chaos.” Jerry Garcia
Where Fish Swim Let's go from here and explore along where fish swim through trees and birds fly with ease deep underneath, delighting in nightingale songs and the loud silence of earthworms, who alone can move mountains yet go unnoticed though they are giants, then fly a kite in a starfish bowl, O how we mock ourselves under nature's forgiving gaze, that we could even begin to imagine an ordered life, where everything is inside out and upside down and round again, we must simply live into that one electric, platypus moment knowing that there is no other. ©Paul Vincent Cannon
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A sensational finale to your wondrous poem about the unnoticed presence of nature
“we must simply live into that one
electric, platypus moment knowing
that there is no other.”
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Thank you so much Ivor, I’m glad it came across, thanks fro sharing this.
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Always my pleasure Paul.. I’m afraid I don’t get to every post these days Paul… I just do the best I can.. My site has grown beyond my expectations, and my list of readers and followers is far beyond the capacity and capabilities of this old plumber/poet.. 🌏🤗🙄
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I’m glad to hear you say that, I’m in the very same boat. Thank you Ivor.
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🌏🎅🤗
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I would really love to explore this place …!
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Reminiscent of Lewis Carroll… Splendid 🙂
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What a wonderful connect, thank you so much Chris.
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Great one Paul ! And I loved the quote too. We do indeed live surrounded by chaos. I wonder if we could imagine, much less create, an “ordered life.” It’s a myth that we have control. But I can imagine much more disorder 🙂
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Yes, madness to think we’re in charge, but I must say, that’s what I really love, we just never know what will happen next, I wonder that that is what attracts the like of us to wander in wild places?
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oh what wonderful poetry describing a beautiful way to live. I’m heading there now.. Thanks. ❤️
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How we need to really engage life 🙂
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True That!
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🙂
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Jerry Garcia thought that being weird was a complement, but he also took a lot of acid.
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Yes, I think a lot of the music crowd did back then, I had a go, amazing imagery.
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each moment is as wondrous as that rare mammal … lovely creative wisdom!
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Yes, to be treasured, many thanks Kate.
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enjoy the season Paul, pray you wont be too busy … take care 🙂
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Spinning off into outer space as we speak – will settle by Monday – thank you, enjoy the fun of day Kate.
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A bit of whimsy and words to live by!
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What a poem❤️. Loved it. Thanks
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Many thanks 🙂
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Exactly in moments. Wonderful piece Paul. Chaos is fine if we can sort things out from time to time. 😂
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Yes, making sense is always the fun bit in some ways 🙂 Thank you Rupali.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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🙂
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🎁✨✨👍
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Love it – great poem – love the platypus reference
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Many thanks.
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