Thursday, August 2, 2012

meeting




an opening

a moment

a tenderness

a misgiving

a misconception

a concern

a solemn face

a kindred spirit

a hand held out

a sense of warmth

an eyelit smile

a hug that closes
and opens


the moment

2 comments:

Valerianna said...

Our thoughts and emotions.... so much in one moment. Lovely lines, here.

steven said...

valerianna - i unpacked a moment of meeting a friend yesterday in these words as an exercise in remembering the detail that lies inside each moment. they are so like atoms. what tiny particles scatter from a moment that are invisible, detailed, perhaps even beyond our comprehension? steven