Frank Daub Poet Rhyme

Tactile

TACTILE
By Frank Daub

Tactilis – the Ancients said.
“Capable of being touched” –
There is a heaviness in this word,
That awakens the soul – too much.

Of lost proximity, hand
Touching – hand?
Or
Love
reaching the empty space
	Of an unresponsive land.

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Deb M September 12, 2026 at 5:07 PM Hi Frank….love this poem and can relate to your words. I am a very tactile person and a massive cuddler!! Debx Frank Daub September 13, 2026 at 9:30 PM Deb, Thank you for that delicious comment on Tactile. I see by your works that you are an accomplished poet. I just started reading your poetry and now am obliged to mark you as a poet I choose to FOLLOW.

Kim Rodrigues September 12, 2026 at 10:03 AM Very nice! Touching is important to the soul. Frank Daub September 12, 2026 at 10:26 AM Kim, An honor to receive a comment from such an accomplished poet. I have the sense that you are a teacher as well as a poet. Is that so? Frank Daub😊