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both talking neither listening

my telephone pal and I speak at each other daily
neither of us listens
but we know when to pause
and pretend

I speak of my garden
tomatoes, radishes, carrots, lettuce
she speaks of her granddaughter Gigi
pretty, perfect, smart, wise, wonderful Gigi

I will send you a photo she says
I get a photo of Gigi
She gets a photo of my garden
she yaps, I yap

Pausing at the right places
pretending we are listening.
both of us talking
no one listening

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Robert Sidwell

Date: 11/6/2024 6:38:00 PM

Well written! I suppose it should be sad that no one is listening, but the humor throughout - such as sending a photo of your garden in return for the photo of Gigi - makes me smile at the silly little things we do.