Elizabeth Mccann Poet Free verse

I Recall Your Face

I've started being able to recall your face
Which isn't always the case with me.
I've been known to fail to recognise
Someone I've chatted to for hours!

But my fingers feel again the texture of your skin
Your eyes startle me with sudden blueness
And the straight-lined mouth unfolds
To make me also smile. 

Your head inclines; does it really 
Mean that I have touched you?

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Line Gauthier November 4, 2022 at 10:10 AM Charming poem, Elizabeth ~ Elizabeth Mccann November 4, 2022 at 2:11 PM Great of you to comment, Line. I do appreciate! Elizabeth

Mystic Rose Rose November 4, 2022 at 4:48 AM Oh Elizabeth you touch my very soul with this one :( Elizabeth Mccann November 4, 2022 at 2:10 PM Thank you again, Mystic. I'm fond of this one myself. Elizabeth

Rev. Gerald Dillenbeck November 3, 2022 at 7:49 AM I too am struck by interplay of touch, feeling, cognition, and recognition. I think Jung said "all cognition is akin to recognition" which doesn't feel that far off from all verbal thoughts follow recognizing feelings, at least in my mind and body. And thanks for your "heart-breaking" therapeutic comment on Superior Judge.

Gershon Wolf October 29, 2022 at 8:28 PM Like your thoughts on cognition and recognition, Ma'am! :) gw

Rev. Gerald Dillenbeck October 29, 2022 at 8:26 AM You have touched me feeling you. With gratitude Elizabeth Mccann October 29, 2022 at 3:01 PM That is so sweet, Gerald. Thank you! Elizabeth

Evelyn Judy Buehler October 28, 2022 at 9:59 PM I enjoyed reading this lovely poem, about a face you couldn't forget, Elizabeth. Thank you for sharing, Evelyn :) Elizabeth Mccann October 29, 2022 at 3:00 PM Writing is such a pleasure and then you come and put the cherry on top! Thanks always, Evelyn. Elizabeth

Linda Alice Fowler October 28, 2022 at 12:28 PM Oh how gently soft and sensuous this is Elizabeth. Elizabeth Mccann October 28, 2022 at 2:14 PM Thanks, Linda. That's how I felt about it, too. I was worried that it was too slight to send, but glad I did when I see your response. Elizabeth

Rico Leffanta October 28, 2022 at 11:07 AM Enjoyed (I wish I could remember faces as easily as I remember breasts)! Aloha! Elizabeth Mccann October 28, 2022 at 2:18 PM I guess it depends on what exactly you were looking at! and what reaction you were expecting! Elizabeth

Sotto Poet October 28, 2022 at 9:55 AM Elizabeth, you have constructed a stanza that is both intriguing and meaningful. Despite how odd it may sound, there are times when we run across people whose features are recognizable but we're unable to remember their actual names. Elizabeth Mccann October 28, 2022 at 2:21 PM As I've got older, this has become more of a problem. Fortunately, my next door neighbor has red curly hair and a beagle so no mistakes there! Elizabeth

Victor Buhagiar October 28, 2022 at 12:55 AM Strange but occasionally we meet some familiar faces but do not recall their name. Elizabeth Mccann October 28, 2022 at 2:26 PM Hmm. My worst was a push on my shoulder from behind at JFK as I flew in from Australia. I couldn't imagine who would do that- It was my sister who I only recognized when she spoke! Elizabeth