At dVerse Lillian is hosting the Quadrille (44 words) with an invitation to use the homograph wound in both its forms.
dVerse Poets – Quadrille – Wound
“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” Rumi
Between The love wound wound itself around my heart sharp, like a cilice, offering exquisite devotional pain, and the more I wrestled with the feeling, the more it gripped the whole of me leaving me between the pain of regret and the joy of desire. Copyright 2021 ©Paul Vincent Cannon All Rights Reserved ®
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What a frisson of pain/pleasure you conjure with your barbed imagery, Paul 🙂
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Ah yes, sweet pain, pure monastic-like devotion, thank you Chris.
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YOu make a couple of very emphatic points with this imagery. Nicely done.
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Many thanks Pat
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” Pretty Dilemma “!
Superb capacity of Imagination!
Bravo PV!
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Thank you very much 🙂
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😊
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The paradox of the heart.
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O indeed VJ.
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devotional pain…..oh there is so much in these two words!
And this:
“between the
pain of regret and the joy of desire”
The emotions are visceral in this write. Just an excellent write to the prompt!
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Thank you very much Lillian
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There is a crack, a crack in everything-that´s how the light gets in. (L. Cohen)
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A powerful Quadrille …. well done.
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Thank you Helen, really appreciate that.
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How perfectly described
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Many thanks Cheryl.
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Always
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I feel like this is the sort of thing you can only write if you’ve experienced it…
-David
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Ah, yes indeed David
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“devotional pain,” speaks volumes! This is exquisitely woven 😀
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Thank you so much Sanaa
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Excellent! A beautiful expression of the truth of love.
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Ah, ecstatic pain . . .
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Yes!
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Haha … the mysterious pain of love … 💟
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O indeed Ivor. 🙂
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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🙂
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😊✨✨👍
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Excellent lines.
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Thank you very much Rupali.
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Some wounds are like that. Great idea to use the two ‘wounds’ side by side. This works really well!
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Thank you Ingrid, much appreciated.
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Nicely done GG
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Many thanks 🙂
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Wow great poem the use of words is amazing
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I’m so glad you liked the words and form, I’m really enjoying it.
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