This poem was written for A Prompt Each Day, a daily dose of inspiration. For today’s prompt – we were given a quote – one of my absolute favorites by Helen Keller – to inspire our writing. Sometimes things are written so perfectly – and captured in the most beautiful of words – that it would be a disservice to try to write the same. Instead – I decided to let my thoughts wander – and use them to show what her quote means to me (at least in one aspect). I hope you enjoy the result.
Your soft touch
Sends ripples of
m m m m m m m
Impassioned in my mind
Had it been someone else
That touch –
Would not have felt a warm embrace
A slap – perhaps a pinch
Tapping at the edges of my mind
For what did it mean?
Yet yours pulled at the edges of my heart
Begged to be noticed and goosebumps call to attention
A touch – is just a touch – and nothing more
What matters most – is how the heart interprets.
© S. J. 2015
Butterfly Kisses & Watermelon Wishes 
Lovely and sensual. 🙂
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Thanks!
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So true, that last line. Wonderful poetry, as always.
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Thanks. We all consider lies “small” until the break everything we know and love apart. Nothing . . . is too small.
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No, nothing is too small–whether it’s something good, or awful.
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[…] I guess sometimes things stick with me – as did this quote and its meaning. I was just sitting around and all of a sudden this poem came to me. I hope you don’t mind that I wrote twice for this prompt. It is definitely a different take on the matter! If you want to read my previous attempt at this prompt, please meander on over to How the Heart Interprets. […]
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