July 29, 2021 · 2:55 pm
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Eternal Palimpsest – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

Photo: another segment of cascade along the Lesmurdie Brook.

“A brook can be a friend in a special way.” Joan Walsh Anglund

Eternal Palimpsest 

I see you writing your story,
scoring your song along the
eternal spine of stored vibration,
compositions of worn love
hidden in abrasions, lost in folds
of timeless notions of intimacy,
smoothed across cleft and 
hollow of silences, now, once
more, the roar of charged 
meaning shaping a reawakening
of senses.


Copyright 2021 ©Paul Vincent Cannon
All Rights Reserved ®

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44 responses to “Eternal Palimpsest – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon”

  3. Lucy
    July 29, 2021 at 3:37 pm

    Beautifully written!

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  4. RuthScribbles
    July 29, 2021 at 3:38 pm

    The photo was so relaxing to stare at. thx

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  6. sandyjwhite
    July 29, 2021 at 4:04 pm

    I can hear the water sing.

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  7. Rupali
    July 29, 2021 at 5:39 pm

    The image and words complement each other so well.

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  8. Liz Gauffreau
    July 29, 2021 at 11:25 pm

    I appreciate the metaphor in this one–and I’ve always been fascinated by the word “palimpsest.”

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  9. Susi Bocks
    July 30, 2021 at 5:15 am

    Oh, thank you for the schooling! Your words are beautiful, Paul!

    Liked by 3 people

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  10. jryb29
    July 30, 2021 at 8:36 am

    Beautiful poem 🤍

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  13. Goff James
    July 30, 2021 at 12:04 pm

    Beautifully penned. Image and poem so wonderfully matched. Ihave reblogged.

    Liked by 3 people

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  14. Patricia
    July 30, 2021 at 5:13 pm

    The photo and words are perfect for each other. Well done.

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  15. Jasrameshen
    July 31, 2021 at 8:31 am

    It’s really fantastic and

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  21. OIKOS™- Art, Books & more
    August 4, 2021 at 4:42 pm

    Beautiful, Paul! Thanks for sharing, this thought provoking poem. xx Michael

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