Common Sense

Close your eyes, breathe in and feel What your senses experience, what is real Sight alone can miss what is there Sometimes you don’t see…even through a stare Then there are sounds that conjure a vision But those alone may cause confusion Maybe a smell that’s in the air Can detect that something…you think is there Touch alone, sensed through the skin Can mislead the information you feel within Last but not least is the taste of it all But that alone can confuse what you recall Individual senses can be hard to analyse But used together we rationalise The five common senses…sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch But there is a sixth…that we rely on so much!! Philip Royle copyright © 2012