“If my decomposing carcass helps nourish the roots of a juniper tree or the wings of a vulture – that is immortality enough for me.” Edward Abbey
Thoughts On A Decomposition Still, as dead today, hide glistening in the sun, unmoved by summer's straight glare, no more to roam this land now laid on this roadside bier for all to mourn tomorrow, as the days are counted and flesh and blood decompose into the hungered soil where nothing is ever lost, even immortalised, in the great giving back. ©Paul Vincent Cannon
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We are all just parts of a whole. Still, it makes us sad when individuals walk away. Wish you a beautiful week, Paul! Please stay well and save! Michael
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Yes, a difficult reflection. You too Michael, I hope the universe is treating you well.
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Lets hope so, Paul! In Germany we are now going into a third lockdown. Do they know, what they are doing? 😉
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Well said, Paul.
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Many thanks Lisa 🙂
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Well said. The poem was organized😊
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Awwww so sad but beautifully written! Did you see the photo and then write it or write it and find the photo?
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Thank you Diane, My process is write first then find the photo and quote, that way it’s my work, but I can say it takes much longer that way.
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Your beautifully written poem brought tears to my eyes. It evoked so many conflicting emotion.
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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That’s really deep.. no matter who we are our presence is always felt
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Yes, that’s it in a nutshell, nothing and no-one is lost. Thank you Khushi.
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My pleasure
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Paul, this is a sad photo. But it is not as sad to me as the idea of modern embalming and burial in a casket enclosed in a vault. Why are we in denial about death? To become a part of the cycle of life is far preferable to me. 🙂
A beautiful and thoughtful poem, Paul! ❤ All the best!
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I love your thoughts on this Cheryl, why indeed when death is also so natural?
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🙂
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Food for thought here
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Thank you.
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