A Little Shout-Out
When friends or family make a call
Or text or email, I embrace
Their reaching out, for there is love
In every case of touching base.
A little shout-out’s all I need
To let me know they think of me.
I do the same since now, of course,
We’re all considered “absentee.”
A written note sent through the mail
(So rare these days) works just as well
As one I read upon a screen
And, even better, I can tell
A lot about a person’s mood
In phone calls, for within that voice
Are hints of why the call’s been made –
To rant, seek solace or rejoice.
And lastly, there is FaceTime, Zoom
Or Messenger, with face-to-face
But all, to me, complete the job
Of taking time for touching base.
Copyright © Ilene Bauer | Year Posted 2020
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