“You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?” Rumi
Those Who Are Awake Awareness comes to those who are awake, to those who refuse to be imprisoned to beliefs and the rightness of certain actions, and to those who have befriended death. To those who refuse to be imprisoned to, by the expectations of popular diatribes, to those who have befriended death and who stare down life's insoluble foibles. By the expectations of popular diatribes one could live one's inner darkness, and who stare down life's insoluble foibles, are those who are uncertain winners. One could live one's inner darkness, beliefs and the rightness of certain actions are those who are uncertain winners, awareness comes to those who are awake. ©Paul Vincent Cannon
parallax 
I’ve had a few wakeup calls, been lucky.
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Your last stanza conclusion sums it up beautifully!
Dwight
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It seems there are so many different ways one can be asleep.
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Yes, I often muse over that, both in myself and in others around me.
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Indeed it does
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The sleeper must wake up. And in every moment of life, I try to be conscious and wake up a little bit more. My path will never be finished, but isn’t it also the path that is important rather than the goal? Good evening Paul Vincent John
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Absolutely John, the waking is not having a drivenness to a fixed goal in my view.
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The pantoum worked so well to reinforce the idea of being awake.
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Amazing how it can come together, thank you so much Punam.
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Indeed. You are welcome.
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Nicely done, Paul!
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Thank you Lisa, much appreciated 🙂
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You’re very welcome.
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yay! Pantoum!
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So glad you enjoy the form, I really do like it.
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it’s one of my favorites – takes the mind unexpected places
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It sure does 🙂
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you Chuck.
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Happy to share it, Paul! 😊✨🎉👍
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The last lines are definitely a great summary. Thank you for sharing, Paul!
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Many thanks for sharing this.
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Than you for writing, Paul!
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🙂
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Very Nice Mr Paul🙌🤓
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So true and in the beautiful rhythm of the pantoum too
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This form really does take me on a journey.
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