At dVerse Sarah is hosting poetics with an invitation to use repetition or anaphora in a poem, using one word from a list of nine verbs, I chose – lose.
dVerse Poets – Poetics – A Little Repetition
“Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.” Ludwig Borne
Finding To lose is a paradox like celebrating a death of the closely loved. To lose is never what it seems at first light, as the day draws long all is reversal. To lose is the possibility of beginnings beyond ordinary imagining. To lose is to find oneself in the thwart of resist, an overcoming push, or two. To lose is the discovery of circles and cycles, a rhythm of parallels. To lose is to gorge as an aesthete, to sup without striving. To lose is an unconventional contentment of finding. Copyright 2022 ©Paul Vincent Cannon All Rights Reserved ®
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So many wonderful observations on “losing.”
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Thank you Helen 🙂
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True☺️
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Many thanks Cheryl
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Very thought-provoking as you bring us new definitions of loss. I like this a lot.
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Thank you so much Mish, yes, autobio really, I just gave up on running with the herd 🙂
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To lose is an unconventional contentment of finding.
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Thank you Punam – I caught your double response, I do it often lol
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You are welcome. Thank god, I am not the only one! 😅
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Ha, yes indeed 😉
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I am sorry, I pressed send before I could finish.
That line has such a depth of meaning.
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Loving your response Punam, thank you 🙂
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My pleasure.
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I can understand the paradoxical nature of losing with my head but not with my heart or my gut. A very thought-provoking poem.
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Yes, sometimes we sneak up on ourselves and lower the EQ.
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So many paradoxes here. I think sometimes we lose things because they need to be lost. I’ll be thinking about this for a while.
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I agree Sarah, some things do need to be lost, especially around building self-care, and EQ, but also a healthy ego, It’s a two life project I say 🙂 Thank you very much.
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So much to think about here, Paul. I particularly like the summary in the final couplet.
There are many things I’ve gained by losing.
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Yes, that I resonate with and thank you Merril.
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You’re welcome, Paul.
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I absolutely love, love this! The opening line is such a hook! 😀
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Albeit a little dark in some ways, thank you so much Sanaa 🙂
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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!! Hope you had a great day!
😊👍✨✨🎉
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Many thanks
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Thank you Michael 🙂
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A great reminder on the basics of our lives. xx Michael
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Indeed, many thanks Michael xx
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