April is #NationalPoetryMonth. Here is one is the poems from my new book, “embracing now.” Also, subscribe to the YouTube Poetry Network and watch the video of today’s poem.
the miles and the hours
miles between us
hold potential for division.
weeks between conversations
contain power for separation.
but not necessarily.
logistically, geographically,
i’m not able to smell the
food you’re eating
at your table for dinner.
i’m not able to feel the
wind blowing your way
as you walk from the
parking lot to your office.
i’m not able to notice the
mood you’re revealing
through facial expressions,
tone, eyes.
we are apart.
many miles apart.
we haven’t talked
for many weeks.
but, so far away,
you’re still nearby.
we’re still close.
why? how?
distance of space and time
doesn’t equal separation.
togetherness is allowed
no matter miles between
or time apart.
modern technology
offers various methods
of tapping figures on a device
and sending you my words.
nouns and verbs and images
deliver moods and confessions
to you. and you
respond, in techno-dialogue
which offers an option,
not stealing the value of
face-to-face time
but flinging possibilities
our way.
to say those words
in some way,
in any way,
and maintain
the conversations.
still living,
undivided, united,
moving through the miles,
making hours and minutes
important for us, now.
