At dVerse Sanaa is hosting poetics with an invitation to combine three Lewis Carroll titles as subject for a poem, and to include the word candy in some form.
dVerse Poets – Poetics – Carrol Crush
“I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.” Herman Melville (Moby Dick)
This Salty Tango A sea dirge leaking through the water, somber, laden with lays of sorrows, held in melancholia, carried on the wind, seeking ears to hear the sorrow of seas, the tide of conflict never ebbing, ever washing over us, as we chart candy waters in this salty tango across every crest in a boat beneath a sunny sky, which sings to us of tomorrows. Copyright 2022 ©Paul Vincent Cannon All Rights Reserved ®
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This reminded me of “Rime of the Ancient Mariner.”
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O, yes, I had to learn that rote in primary school, 12 weeks of it, great poem though.
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If I’d been required to memorize that poem in primary school, I would have gone into cardiac arrest.
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Ha, that might explain my bent mind then 🙂
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😀
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This is incredibly incredibly exquisite, Paul! Woww! 💝💝 So much to love here especially; “this salty tango across every crest in a boat beneath a sunny sky.” You have shown us how it’s done! Thank you so much for writing to the prompt 😀
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Very kind Sanaa, thank you so much for sharing that.
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beautifully done Paul 💖
“as we chart candy
waters in this salty tango across every
crest in a boat beneath a sunny sky,”
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It was a fun way to do a poem, thank you for loving the lines Cindy.
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you’re so welcome!💖
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Love the title, This Salty Tango.
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Thank you Pat 🙂
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Beautiful and powerful!
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Thank you for such a passionate response Luisa 🙂
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You’re most welcome , Paul ❣️
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Looks peaceful but not for me
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Not a sea person if I remember
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Nope😄
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford.
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Thank you so much Jonathan
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Very nice
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Thank you 🙂
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Awesome use of the titles, very well done!
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Many thanks indeed.
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Nicely done Paul!
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many thanks Dwight
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You are welcome!
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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🙂
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Always a pleasure to read and share your posts with followers, Paul!! Have a great day!
😊👍✨✨🎉
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fan-friggin’-tastic, Paul. I love “salty tango” – that’s wonderful imagery!
-David
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David ❤️
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Quite simply …. I love this poem.
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Thank you so much Helen
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many thanks 🙂
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can imagine this sung as a sea shanty, delightful and hopeful!
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Accompanied by lots of ale (of course)
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naturally, and swaying about
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O, yes, lots of that 🙂
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Tragic and romantic… there’s something about the songs of the sea!
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Yes, they feature so much in coastal and river cultures, so rich.
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So very beautiful, Paul and the title is fantastic.
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Such a lovely response, thank yo so much Punam.
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You are welcome.
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Reblogged this on NEW BLOG HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Many thanks Michael
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This is such great poetry
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Glad you liked it 🙂
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