Counting fingers

Monday 27th June 2022 2:55 pm

Shall I count

my friends? -

use my memory

or my fingers? -

when looking

in the mirror

do their smiles

smile back? -

when wiping cutlery

does the weight

of near

forgotten voices

hang heavy? -

or do they shine

for me

a laughing knowing gleam

of welcome? “

Words and image Tommy Carroll

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Comments

Thu 30th Jun 2022 23:34

Thank you Carol, I appreciate your engaging help.
Tommy

<Deleted User> (33719)

Mon 27th Jun 2022 23:30

Really like this poem Tommy.

'when wiping cutlery
does the weight
of near
forgotten voices
hang heavy? -' especially this stanza.

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