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Beauty and Pain

Vincent E. Paul

The Journal of an Explorer

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A reflection of mine

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Eyes, faint behind the window—
A smile there, somehow, emerging, alchemizing 
as a cloud stains the daylight,
as the coffee shop's glow falte...
7 months ago
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On my Behalf

I have been dealing with grief for the last year, notably, both my parents passed away. This morning, on my way to a Parisian suburb, I remembered a poem I wrote in Taiwan in September 2023 that I had never published:

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8 months ago
5

On Fearlessness

November 2024, Prague, Czech Republic.

I have been in therapy for most of my adult life. One by one, deeply buried fragments of memory, mental impressions, and sensations got to see the light. It has been the work of an archeologist of the...

a year ago
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My Mother's Grave

My mother, Lydie. 1938-2025.

I was left with a difficult choice —
one I could only make once,
with no chance for a redo:
to attend my mother’s funeral
and read that poem,
or
to stay in NYC,
as I had planned,
and work on the...

a year ago
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On Innocence

Downtown Ulaanbaatar (UB), Mongolia

I feel a little drowsy and peaceful. An uncomfortable night in an airport and airplane will undoubtedly do it to me. I feel hopeful and inspired to write, too. An hour ago, I landed in a city I can't rem...

a year ago
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