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“The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. the challenge is to heal the mind.” Caroline Myss
Outside her box she attended to her breathing
setting aside the rivers of consciousness
that on any ordinary day might drown her,
and settled for nothing that was yet something
without it being anything at all,
and later she could only imagine
that she was fed by angels.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
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Filed under Free Verse, meditation, mindfulness, poem, quote, Spirituality
dVerse Poets – Open Link Night
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“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” Thich Nhat Hahn
To contemplate breathing
now there’s a thing,
a rhythm of
an inward and outward breath,
so simple really, and yet,
where is the juncture
the beginning or end,
though differently constituted
there are no parts
neither this or that,
just one continuous
seamless movement.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
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Filed under life, meditation, mindfulness, poem, Quadrille, quote, Spirituality
dVerse Poets – Poetics – Purifying The Mind
Photo: The breakaway at Jindalee, so still and quiet.
“Since all is empty, all is possible.” Nāgārjuna
I was a younger man then
when I wrestled the kraken of nemesism
and made friends with silence and stillness,
almost by accident it seemed
leaning on the strainer post
looking out across the paddock
at the sunset painting itself,
and everything melted
just fell away,
leaving me light of heart,
ever since
my friends have stayed the course
in various guises,
and wherever I am they are there
a welcome balm
for my cosmogyral mind.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
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Filed under bush walking, Country, Farm, Free Verse, life, meditation, mindfulness, poem, quote, Uncategorized
Photo: Bunbury Wetlands reflection on the water below the pedestrian footbridge.
“We had the experience but missed the meaning.” T.S. Eliot
Below the ripples of my inner pool
lies my self unseen
who collects moments of importance,
things experienced and things known
for a rainy day,
days when shadow comes out to play
needing a friend,
wanting to talk,
hoping for some direction,
and as I inwardly
hear movements in this deep,
I begin to see a way
to recollect and reconcile,
teasing a way forward
within myself.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com.
Filed under Free Verse, life, meditation, mindfulness, poem, self-development, Uluru 17
Solitude/Solitary – RDP Thursday
Photo: One of my favourite places, Jindalee, a true solitude as with many places in the centre.
“The soul that sees beauty may sometimes walk alone.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Can I really bear myself
in silent quarters close,
to shut the door of every noise
allowing my mind to freely wander
and not count the cost of clocks
or the doings of productive minds,
to surrender instead to a
productive nothing,
can I trust the silence that
brings me to myself,
can I be with me,
just me,
for wherever I am,
there solitude waits.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
Filed under bush walking, Country, Free Verse, life, meditation, mindfulness, poem, Spirituality
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The tide turned
from paucity to obscenity
with omnipotent enthusiasm
fit for a god,
Noah was a dullard,
two would never suit
four, six, ten,
never a slice or a sip
the whole damn lot,
repetitive
naked carnality
right down to the bone
with alacrity,
an impossible consumption
and yet,
the corrective of
silence,
stillness,
awareness.
nature’s abundant
ever present beauty,
an indelible wholeness,
truly satisfy my soul.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
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Filed under Free Verse, life, meditation, mindfulness, poem
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We have journeyed each other
segued to the soul
it seems forever
as joy cleverly inverts time
and love alters perception,
even reality,
should such a thing exist,
but excitement is a thin energy
and we must more than exist
in this liminal space
for the longest part is yet ahead
so, we must take time
and make it ours.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
Filed under Free Verse, meditation, mindfulness, poem, relationship
Unlike a maze, which is a cousin of the labyrinth, the labyrinth has one path in and the same path out. The maze is a puzzle to go through and solve, while the labyrinth is a trusted rhythm to be meditated or contemplated in while walking. Whereas you conquer a maze, the labyrinth enables you to self reflect.
The gentle rhythm
of this walking meditation
is a metaphor for life itself,
walking to my center,
turning,
and turning again,
each turn a momentary still point
for reflection,
and the middle a waiting,
a wrestling,
a letting go,
just the place to leave something
of self,
while the return journey
is always the lighter for it.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
Filed under Free Verse, labyrinth, life, meditation, mindfulness, poem
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“He who does not answer the questions has passed the test.” Franz Kafka
No words came,
just silence in the presence
was enough,
nothing was fixed,
but everything fell away.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
Filed under Five Lines, Free Verse, life, meditation, mindfulness, poem, self-development, Spirituality
Labyrinth at Shoalwater Bay
“Awareness is the greatest agent for change.” Matthieu Ricard
There are places to go and places I’ve been,
and many worlds I’ve ever dreamed,
but none compare to the winding path
that leads to inner life and being,
to the eye a gentle path,
to the heart a formidable journey,
the mindful quest is the greatest quest of all.
©Paul Vincent Cannon
Paul, pvcann.com
Filed under Free Verse, labyrinth, life, meditation, mindfulness, poem, Spirituality
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