Touching

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Five Senses Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Sotto Poet
09/02/2023

I like the warm sensation of sunshine upon my skin. It's my link to nature and my tether to creation. What's more assuring than touch, can anything surpass it? Without this tactile contact, we would miss out on so much. My cat's underbelly feels luxuriously silky. And I enjoy stroking it as her purring oft reveals. When the wind tussles my hair I feel its interaction. And should a fly land on me, my sense of touch tells me where. Feeling an infant wiggle is an incredible thing. And when I tickle its feet, I feel its belly jiggle. Touching allows me to feel the reality of life. Unmasking my surroundings, touch explores what is real.

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Sara Kendrick

Date: 9/15/2023 3:36:00 AM

Congratulations on this winning work in Lasaad's contest. Way to go. Sara

Darlene De Beaulieu

Date: 9/2/2023 12:07:00 PM

Hello Emile, Oh, such a wonderful poem. It has very warm deep feelings all through the poem. My friend. Enjoy your long weekend. /Darlene\

Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 9/2/2023 2:52:00 PM

Hello Emile, yes our sense of touch does allows us to interact with our world. I will. You enjoy your long weekend to my dear friend./Darelene\

Emile Pinet
Date: 9/2/2023 12:14:00 PM

Thanks, Darlene; as always, it's nice to hear from you; our sense of touch allows us to interact with our world. Enjoy the long weekend, my friend, Emile.