Thursday, January 15, 2015

Arm's Length--By Lois Greene Stone--United States

Arm's Length

Singing, whisper quiet,
I serenaded passing
street lights. Our
auto's gentle rocking was
an accompanist.
Though my tune continued
when you suddenly swerved,
your arm automatically
reached out to
protect me.

Lois Greene Stone, writer and poet, has been syndicated worldwide. Poetry and personal essays have been included in hard & soft cover book anthologies. Collections of her personal items/ photos/ memorabilia are in major museums including twelve different divisions of The Smithsonian.

7 comments:

  1. when you love somebody, you care more about them than yourself

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  2. Hi Lois, nice to see you here, I enjoyed this piece. Peggy

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  3. Dear Lois,

    It is good to see you already have two comments on heartfelt poem. Welcome to Whispers. I hope you enjoy your time spent here.

    Best wishes,
    Karen

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  4. Dear Lois, welcome to Whispers and thank you for reminding me of a similar incident with my DH. It is so sweet to be loved so much isn't it. Thank you for sharing your wonderful talent.
    Charlene

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  5. Hi Lois. Welcome to Whispers. "Arm's Length" is touching and sentimental; one of the kinds of poems I'm fond of. Thank you for sharing it and continued blessings!

    -MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)

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  6. lovely poem
    bless you
    angelee from India

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  7. Lois,
    A very nice poem. Welcome to Whispers!
    Your new friend,
    David Fox

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