Distances
Audrey is a poet, classical singer and voice teacher, recovering attorney and licensed psychotherapist.
My #14 for National Poetry Month
distances were measured first by feet.
i knew the number of steps to your door
counted them in sleep
paused them
pushed them into reverse
then in inches
a micro this
a nano that
until I stopped moving
at all
i look out to the horizon
and realize i know
no words
for the distance
or the feeling.
© 2017 Audrey Howitt
Comments
Audrey Howitt (author) from California on April 24, 2019:
Thank you Rasma!
Audrey Howitt (author) from California on April 24, 2019:
Thank you Mike!
Audrey Howitt (author) from California on April 24, 2019:
Thank you Ruby!
Audrey Howitt (author) from California on April 24, 2019:
Thank you Flourish!
Audrey Howitt (author) from California on April 24, 2019:
Thank you Susan!
Audrey Howitt (author) from California on April 24, 2019:
Thank you Missy!
Audrey Howitt (author) from California on April 24, 2019:
Thank you Diana!
Audrey Howitt (author) from California on April 24, 2019:
Thank you manatita!
Audrey Howitt (author) from California on April 24, 2019:
Thank you Cynthia!
Audrey Howitt (author) from California on August 16, 2017:
Thank you Mark!
Audrey Howitt (author) from California on August 16, 2017:
Thank you hari!
Gypsy Rose Lee from Daytona Beach, Florida on April 19, 2017:
Wonderful poetry.
mckbirdbks from Emerald Wells, Just off the crossroads,Texas on April 17, 2017:
Hello Audrey - What a profound piece. More depth than seen with the first glance.
Ruby Jean Richert from Southern Illinois on April 15, 2017:
Sounds like love to me... Beautiful!
FlourishAnyway from USA on April 15, 2017:
This is a beautiful way to describe the space and all else that separates one from another.
Susan Zutautas from Ontario, Canada on April 15, 2017:
Very nice!
Missy Smith from Florida on April 15, 2017:
The feeling of hesitation spoken beautifully.
Vishnu on April 14, 2017:
Meeting of the minds is what matters! Not how much physically apart the people are.
Nice poem
Cynthia B Turner from Georgia on April 14, 2017:
# 14, Distances, is a really wonderful poem. I read it several times.
manatita44 from london on April 14, 2017:
Awesome! Just superb!
Diana Majors from Arkansas, USA on April 14, 2017:
You captured that feeling well!
Hari Prasad S from Bangalore on April 14, 2017:
Brilliant poetry.
- hari
Mark Tulin from Ventura, California on April 14, 2017:
Love the idea, topic and the way the words look on the page.