Dissonance

Photo: from freepik.com RepurposedOld house as cafeconcrete veranda as unevenas life itselfsunken at one endwhich explains why thedoor slides too fast that way,and why his face is slanted to serious as he waits by thedoor, when she passes he lights up, animated,clearly knows her, and then a second, younger woman engages,then a family, best I couldascertain is that he’s on his own,all questions…

Photo by Anna Pou : https://www.pexels.com/ Aural LoveHave you ever been so moved that tears fall in joy, grief, ecstasy, the beauty of melancholy? many things move, please, nurture and excite me, but sometimes there is that one caress of music, the piece where the wholeis ordinary but that one piece which ravishes my heart with its cadence of swoonseeping into every fibre of meas a most…

Photo: found at nobbier.com Form: Bussokuseki (5-7-5-7-7-7) Repairnot in deepest nightneither daylight dalliancethey bubble to lifeas from an alchemists spooninto veined disappointmentsdreamer’s gold amongst the clay Copyright 2026 ©️Paul Vincent CannonAll Rights Reserved ®️

At dVerse Kim is hosting Poetics with an invitation to write a list poem, using Rupert Brooke’s list poem ‘The Great Lover’ as inspiration and beginning with Brooke’s line “These I have loved” and concluding with the line “all these have been my loves.” For more details and resource, including Brooke’s poem, follow the link below: dVerse Poets – Poetics – The Great Lover Photo: taken in 2017…

For Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 74, Oh, to Dream! Yvette asks that we write a poem about a dream that came true or a dream that fell apart. Use a syllabic poetry form that works for you, and let your inspiration flow. Photo: found at getyourguide.com Form: Bussokuseki (5-7-5-7-7-7) Kintsugi Dayssomething first deniedhearts like shattered china clayalchemy of lovethat precious golden…

At dVerse Merril is hosting Prosery (144 words sans title) where we take a given line from a poem and weave it into a piece of prose. The line today is “I am the creature who smells your darkest thoughts.” from the poem ‘Jaguar Song’ by Arthur Sze. For more detail follow the link below: dVerse Poets – Prosery – Of Jaguars and the Night Photo: found at au.pinterest.com Torn There you are…

Photo: I took this on February 12, 2016 on our way to coffee, it shouted for photo. Lead FootSweet rat rod hot-rodwith a shot rod broke bodblame me for the crying shame this racket’ll cost me a packetbefore the decade’s out. Copyright 2026 ©️Paul Vincent CannonAll Rights Reserved ®️ Originally posted for #PoetsOfDoom – #friendship on @pvcannon.bsky.social

His Kind HandsEvery time I hearsomeone,anyone, who in silenceor worddeclares a need,I feel yourhand with minereaching out,a liftthe spare dining tableraking leavesfive dollarsfive minutes,it’s what anyone would doit’s what we do you said,looking after theworld one kindnessat a time. Copyright 2026 ©️Paul Vincent CannonAll Rights Reserved ®️

Image by Jeanine from Pixabay none of you live herekangaroos are grey or redif you did live here soft fawn fawn of the forestyou’d herald new beginnings Copyright 2026 ©️Paul Vincent CannonAll Rights Reserved ®️

At dVerse Mish is hosting Open Link Night – the night we choose a poem to post. dVerse Poets – OLN Photo: taken July 19, 2025 at 7.20 a.m. Looking east to East Augusta across the Blackwood River. Being WatchedI see teens riding pastrunners of every descriptionan older woman with a frameanother on her gophera couple with dog leading,several cars one with a boat in tow,a neighbour mowingsome…

Photo: Taken in 2021 in the Beelu National Park at Lesmurdie Falls. The tree is actually alive. Root BoundEvery so oftenI pass a grand old treewhose bark is rough dishevelled in need of a comb,whose branches twirl and bendwith a canopy sparse,whose roots are likeancient tentaclesreaching out into the earthrising and falling loopingentwined ina sea of soil,and where there are gapsI see myself…

At dVerse Dora is hosting Poetics with an invitation to write a poem that centres around the night. For more detail or to join in, follow the link below. dVerse Poets – Poetics – “MyGod it’s Full of Stars” Photo: one of the many trails in the Beelu National Park that I have walked. This photo taken in August 2018. BetweenHave you ever noticed how quiet the forest is at night,how the sky speaks…

For Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge No. 73, bussokuseki Colleen is inviting us to write a bussokuseki. Image by Kanenori from Pixabay Form: bussokuseki (5-7-5-7-7-7) Nothingnessnight dream crescent floatsfills the horizon of heartsawakens desireconsciousness searches the expanseknowing nothing permanentghost moon illusion prevails. Copyright 2026 ©️Paul Vincent CannonAll Rights Reserved ®️

At dVerse Li is hosting the Quadrille (44 words sans title) with an invitation to write a poem using some form of the word puff. dVerse Poets – Quadrille – Light Burst Of Air Photo: found at https://marinewaters.fish.wa.gov.au What's Your Poison?That first timeexcited, conversationssetting sun sea water wafting,jetty boards wornsmooth like soap barsslippery when wet,fishy fingers loading…

Photo: nbcnews.com Just A ReedHave you ever watchedreeds in the windthey have no strengththey’re loose and pliableno spine,the wind determineswhich way they face -and when the wind swirlsreeds oblige, whipped and rippedtorn and bruisedthey are at the mercy of the wind,yesterday a reed diedhaving surrendered willingly to the prevailing darkness. Copyright 2026 ©️Paul Vincent CannonAll Rights…

Image by Melanie from Pixabay Minding My Tongue When I go to the city there’s a house I pass most times.  A house that would be better suited to the English countryside. A manor house with sweeping lawns and grand gardens, weeping willows and little indigenous flora to speak of. The driveway too is grand with wrought iron gates and brick pillars which continue across the whole frontage, but…

Photo: Diary of Photography at pexels.com TogetherToday was a daisy chain of loveeach one carefully foldedinto the other,holding fastwhile letting gosupportingnever clinging,together we daredto dream of tomorrow. Copyright 2026 ©️Paul Vincent CannonAll Rights Reserved ®️