At dVerse Punam is guest host for Poetics with an introduction to the Punjabi Poet Amrita Pritam and an invitation to write a poem inspired by one of five lines from her poems. For more on Pritam follow the link below.
dVerse Poets – Poetics – Women Are People: Invoking Amrita Pritam
The line I chose as epigraph and springboard is: “Look further on ahead, there between truth and falsehood, a little empty space.” from ‘Empty Space’ by Amrita Pritam
“Look further on ahead, there between truth and falsehood, a little empty space.” Amrita Pritam
The Real Journey The road behind has been and is no more, you cannot go back, but know this: the road brought you to where you are now by one way and another never directly, always remember those segues, delays, and wayside dalliances that became the real journey of the heart in simple encounters, small acts of loving kindness, little adventures of no report, but set in memory as joie de vivre, look forward to the twists and turns, all is not what it seems, the edges are greyed with invitation to the mystery, but not without the spark of scars. Copyright 2022 ©Paul Vincent Cannon All Rights Reserved ®️
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I couldn’t agree more, Paul. Fine words.
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Thank you very much Judy
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Scars are necessary as they mark your journey through life.
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Absolutely so Jim
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Life summed up😊
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Thank you Cheryl 🙂
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EXCELLENT. One of your best, Paul.
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Very kind Lisa, thank you for that, appreciated indeed.
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You are very welcome. I sent this one on to my kids and a couple of friends.
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Many thanks Indeed
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You’re very welcome.
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These lines resonated very strongly with me:
“little adventures
of no report, but set in memory as joie de vivre,”
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Yes, those little moments that are no import for others, we know them well and value them.
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🙂
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Paul, I so love this.
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Thank you so much Punam
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“the real journey of the heart.”
I think those moments of serendipity, the unexpected in life, are so unique. Akin to what John Lennon wrote, that “Life is what happens while you’re busy making other plans.” Shalom.
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Absolutely 🙂 thank you for sharing
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This is wonderful, Paul…beautifully written and great insights in one short poem! ❤
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Very kind Cheryl, thank you very much.
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So true!
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Thank you Carol 🙂
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Great write. 🙂 These are my favourite lines :-
“the road brought you to where you are now
by one way and another never directly,”
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Thank you so much for that 🙂
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Paul, you were so aligned with life in this piece, so in touch with its essence. Such fine writing my friend. Like Lisa said, one of your best.
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That is high praise indeed, thank you so much Rob.
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Reblogged this on NEW BLOG HERE >> https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Yes, we always get ahead of ourselves I feel and then we make life harder (OHS, admin, policy making ….) let alone our private issues.
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Agreed, Paul! Maybe as you know, we Germans are the best in establishing new rules, who nobody is in need for. Lol xx Michael
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Ha, so you’re the culprits, though I think the English and Americans are ahead of you in this.
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I also agree, Paul! We are on the way, and should not look back too much. xx Michael
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Yes, we must move on, leave the past in the past (and the museum) 🙂
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Thats so true, Paul! Museums not always need to be visited. 😉 Enjoy a beautiful weekend! xx Michael
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Yes, but I guess it is nice to know the museum is there, lol. You too Michael, so far here winter is kind 🙂
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I would like to connect to you to learn !!!
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It is in the times of mystery that treasures are built to be later discovered after the spark of scars.
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Yes, yes indeed Astrid, thank you for sharing that.
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Such a beautiful reflective poem – I love Pitram’s quote also
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Yes, I loved that quote too, thanks you.
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Wow Paul!!!! What an Awesome and Amazing Poem!! I love it, love it!! Deals with one of my favorite topics. The road we have taken and been on that brought us to our Now! Happy I stumbled upon this while going back to the posts I missed while on our cruise! One of Your Best, Paul!!!
😊🎁✨😁👍👌
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That is a wonderful response Chuck, thank you so much for sharing this 🙂
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Happy your poem inspired it! One of your best! 😊✨✨👍👌
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🙂
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