“I have learned that to be with those I like is enough.” Walt Whitman
We Settled For Life We settled for the bird song rather than fill this sacredness with endless sounds, like crashing cymbals, that is the gum mongering of contention. We settled for the quietude of wind scattering leaves around, rather than rush around the clock who is the root of modern guilt and the asphyxiation of earth. We settled for sunrise and set, watching the colour reveals rather than live a monochrome sadness that is the grieving eye of missed intimacies recounted. We settled for life as we found it, being satisfied to breathe, eschewing all harbingers of early death, the psychosis of projected living, we settled for love. Copyright 2022 ©Paul Vincent Cannon All Rights Reserved ®️
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A good idea and certainly not settling as it’s usually portrayed
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Yes, that other stream of life, thank you Cheryl
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Nice! Your poem does a wonderful job of putting things into perspective.
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Many thanks Lisa.
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You’re welcome, Paul.
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Oh, this poem makes my heart rejoice!
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That is wonderful thank you Ana
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Now, this is settling I could settle for!
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aha, the best I reckon
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I love this ❤
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Thank you very much 🙂
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love your word choice and carrying us through each challenge of settling Paun.
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Yes, much reflection, and a lot of compassion needed to co-exist i feel.
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Yes well said Paul! 💖
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Thank you Cindy 🙂
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Indeed Paul! 💖
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Thank you 🙂
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I also agree! 🙂 xx Michael
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Aha, great, thank you so much Michael. xx
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WOW, so deep.
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Thank you for sharing how you received this, much appreciated.
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You’re most welcome.
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So beautiful and powerfully written
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Thank you so much.
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