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REACHING OUT

Life can be full of surprises and today I was the recipient of one such example via an email from a

lady in South Devon who was using "lockdown" to clear out stuff.  In the process she says she found 

a poem I had left pinned to a post at the entrance to a coast walk near her home in Kingswear.  She had 

copied it and had just re-discovered it.  That pleased her enough to "Google" me and then get in touch to

express her pleasure at the discovery. 

So - ALL of you poets out there - always remember that your words may be read anywhere, anytime and 

put away...to re-emerge at a difficult time to be remembered and enjoyed again with a smile.

Isn't that what poetry is about - reaching out and connecting with another human spirit across the years?

You can't put a price on that! 

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◄ A WORD IN YOUR EAR

NEVER AGAIN - a song lyric ►

Comments

<Deleted User> (18980)

Mon 25th Jan 2021 17:32

Can we see the poem Mark?

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M.C. Newberry

Mon 25th Jan 2021 16:19

Thanks for the comments
ARB - you're not far short of the truth. I put my poem in a transparent
sleeve (waterproof) and left it (a sort of self-publication) at the start
of a coast walk where others who took the same path might see and
read it. That she returned later with a pen to copy it was a big compliment.
KJW - Indeed, it was kind of her to follow-up - even thirty years
later! She even said how it still brought tears to her eyes
BH - good news is always welcome, not least when it crosses the
decades..
Thanks to all who took the trouble to "like" this post.

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Brian Hodgkinson

Mon 25th Jan 2021 06:08

Fabulous good news.

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kJ Walker

Sun 24th Jan 2021 10:49

How nice of her to take the trouble to look you up. As you say once your words are out there , they may be read by anyone at any time.


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Aviva Rifka Bhandari

Sat 23rd Jan 2021 19:29

An old fashioned post it note ?

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