Apothegm | Poesy plus Polemics

Apothegm

Posted by Paul F. Lenzi on August 5, 2014

Posted in: Haiku, POETRY. Tagged: Commitment, Depths, Emotion, Love, Relationships, Shallows, Water. 48 Comments

"Shallows" Painting by Rebecca de Mendonca From rebeccademendonca.co.uk

“Shallows”
Painting by Rebecca de Mendonca
From rebeccademendonca.co.uk

love can’t breathe
in emotional shallows
go deep or go home

48 comments on “Apothegm”

Writer's Dream on August 5, 2014 at 3:11 pm said:

Perfect!!

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- Paul F. Lenzi on August 6, 2014 at 8:27 am said:
  
  thanks kindly
  
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redgladiola on August 5, 2014 at 3:27 pm said:

Bravo! My sentiments exactly. =)

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- Paul F. Lenzi on August 6, 2014 at 8:27 am said:
  
  appreciate that, red
  
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mikesteeden on August 5, 2014 at 3:38 pm said:

Agree with Writer’s Dream wholeheartedly.

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- Paul F. Lenzi on August 6, 2014 at 8:26 am said:
  
  cheers
  
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Ron DuBour on August 5, 2014 at 3:47 pm said:

Reblogged this on OUR POETRY CORNER.

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- Paul F. Lenzi on August 6, 2014 at 8:04 am said:
  
  thank you for sharing my poem with your readers
  
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  - Ron DuBour on August 6, 2014 at 3:10 pm said:
    
    very welcome!!
    
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planetdreamdiaries on August 5, 2014 at 4:23 pm said:

I just made a kind of a grunt in agreement. This very point being the reason I have made the choice to cut ties with someone very dear to me.

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- Paul F. Lenzi on August 6, 2014 at 8:20 am said:
  
  life is too short…
  
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  - planetdreamdiaries on August 6, 2014 at 1:33 pm said:
    
    I agree – it’s fleeting. We, at times, get so easily get caught in the mundane, that we don’t stand still long enough to realize how precious and fleeting our time here is.
    
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tjtherien on August 5, 2014 at 5:05 pm said:

Exactly

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- Paul F. Lenzi on August 6, 2014 at 8:09 am said:
  
  thanks kindly
  
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Twig on August 5, 2014 at 5:41 pm said:

Nice ink… by the way, your art selections are perfectly suited and stunning – really makes every post lovely and pull together well. Thanks for the inspiration – as always.

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- Paul F. Lenzi on August 6, 2014 at 8:08 am said:
  
  sincerely appreciate your kind words
  
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uns0b on August 5, 2014 at 7:19 pm said:

love that line “go deep or go home”

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- Paul F. Lenzi on August 6, 2014 at 8:06 am said:
  
  it sort of wrote itself
  
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- planetdreamdiaries on August 6, 2014 at 1:34 pm said:
  
  The next time I find myself weakening and need a finer way of explaining why it’s time to go – I’m going to ask you to write me something. 😉
  
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  - uns0b on August 6, 2014 at 2:04 pm said:
    
    hehe thanks
    
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    - planetdreamdiaries on August 6, 2014 at 2:05 pm said:
      
      😉
      
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  - Paul F. Lenzi on August 7, 2014 at 12:25 pm said:
    
    something tells me you’ll have no problem in making it clear
    
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coffeeandbipolar on August 5, 2014 at 8:52 pm said:

Reblogged this on Having a life – again..

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Cheryl on August 7, 2014 at 12:10 am said:

Brilliant.

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- Paul F. Lenzi on August 7, 2014 at 11:54 am said:
  
  thanks kindly, Cheryl
  
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Asha Gowan on August 7, 2014 at 12:39 pm said:

Go deep or go home…AGAIN, such excellent work!

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- Paul F. Lenzi on August 8, 2014 at 11:02 am said:
  
  much appreciated, Asha
  
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night season on August 10, 2014 at 7:06 am said:

Difficult to find others who feel this way; maybe it’s easier to live in the shallows, but I’m stuck in the deep end.

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- Paul F. Lenzi on August 10, 2014 at 1:50 pm said:
  
  me, too
  
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lovepages77 on December 13, 2014 at 6:22 pm said:

Said it all! Simply wonderful 🙂

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- Paul F. Lenzi on December 14, 2014 at 1:12 pm said:
  
  so glad that it worked for you
  
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Paul F. Lenzi on March 28, 2015 at 9:49 am said:

Reblogged this on Poesy plus Polemics.

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shambhavi31 on March 28, 2015 at 10:07 am said:

Beautiful words! 🙂

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- Paul F. Lenzi on March 29, 2015 at 8:06 am said:
  
  thanks kindly
  
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  - shambhavi31 on March 29, 2015 at 9:18 am said:
    
    🙂
    
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Lerene Forte on March 28, 2015 at 10:12 am said:

Perfection!

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- Paul F. Lenzi on March 29, 2015 at 8:03 am said:
  
  what a pleasing word
  
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  - Lerene Forte on March 29, 2015 at 10:35 pm said:
    
    Isn’t it though.
    
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grimbeau on March 28, 2015 at 10:36 am said:

Nail on head. Spot on. Thanks

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- Paul F. Lenzi on March 29, 2015 at 8:00 am said:
  
  much appreciated
  
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Sherrie de Valeria on March 28, 2015 at 11:59 am said:

I’ll go deep then! In love! 🙂

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- Paul F. Lenzi on March 29, 2015 at 7:59 am said:
  
  that’s the spirit
  
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Noirfifre on March 28, 2015 at 12:26 pm said:

Boom! I love it.

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- Paul F. Lenzi on March 29, 2015 at 7:52 am said:
  
  much appreciated
  
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Daleen on March 28, 2015 at 3:49 pm said:

Too true!

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- Paul F. Lenzi on March 29, 2015 at 7:50 am said:
  
  glad you thought so, Daleen
  
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Em Vincente on March 28, 2015 at 11:25 pm said:

Love this again.

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- Paul F. Lenzi on March 29, 2015 at 7:40 am said:
  
  much appreciated, Em
  
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