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.