“Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can’t see from the centre.” Kurt Vonnegut
We Walk Together I didn't set out to be different or to speak plainly, or set myself apart but, the people and places I inhabit are the geographies of the borderlands, life at the margins, where camel hair is fashionable and locust with wild honey is a delicacy, and truth pales to insignificance where unspoken trust is second nature and no one is judged for being themselves because, although we walk in different directions, we walk together on the fringes of life. ©Paul Vincent Cannon
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This is fantastic
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Very kind, thank you so much.
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Oh wow! Your poetry always goescdeep into me. Thiscdescribes where I am at, a wonderful poem.
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I particuarly appreciate how your poem plays against the negative connotations of “the fringe element.”
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I’ve always stayed along the fringe, I can’t seem to go with the flow and I feel that mainstream people try to coral those who don’t fit. Thank you Liz.
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You’re welcome, Paul. I’ve having that swimming against the tide feeling a lot lately.
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Yes, hard work and fatiguing.
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Love this, Paul! Being idiosyncratic is something we don’t celebrate enough! Nice, in the poem, how two individuals bond over being outside the norm! ❤
Wonderful illustration. 🙂
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Many thanks for your thoughts Cheryl, very much appreciated. 🙂
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That was a awesome poem and we walk together on the fringes of life is 💯% True🙌
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Thank you indeed.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Many thanks Chuck 🙂
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Always a pleasure to share your words, Paul 😊✨🎉👍
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🙂
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Wise words to end a great inspiration. We truly are together on the walk of life.
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Yes, so precious, and to encourage trust and compassion as we go, always hoping, thank you so much Astrid.
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Fantastic poem I love it
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Glad you liked it.
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