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Geoffrey Winch

Losing Sight

It was a pleasure to meet you again so unexpectedly; pleasure to catch-up on all those years,  only to lose sight of you again in the airport shop.  I searched for a long time before rushing to your gate where I discovered your flight had gone. Uncertain whether or not you’d managed to board I nevertheless had to hurry to mine, making it just in time.

Settling-in for the journey I regretted the fact that not only had I’d failed to ask about your future plans, but also your contact details. Once we were airborne I took from my bag a book I’d bought second-hand and opened it where someone else’s marker still marked their page.  Wondering if they ever knew how their story ended, I began reading from their place on. . .

to some
reading 
the best words
even in the wrong order   
is poetry

About the Author

Geoffrey Winch, a retired highway engineer, writes free form poetry; haiku; haibun; tanka; tanka prose and cherita. He is the author of five poetry collections and lives on the south coast of England. 

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