It starts with a hi
And ends with a bye
In between it's all
Smile, nod and shyStaring at each other's faces
Various angles and creases
Starts with silences but
Between talks our mind easesQuick words
A flurry of actions
Little talk, little staring
And some funny reactionsCrazy faces
And tousled hairs
Plain basic looks
And messy lairsA grin
A quick quip
A witty comment
A distracting beepDistances might be much
But it's only a screen between us
Fidgeting and shifting
Adjusting the angle and all the fussBackground noises
And a flitting mind
But a video call is definitely
One of a kindA/N Do you like video calls or texts?
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MUSINGS OF A SOLIVAGANT
PoetryJust like her solivagant mind wanders and the soft vernalagnia colors her cheeks, rosy - poetry swells from her inside. What her camera captures, spins words of hope and despair in her. Where the heart bleeds on to the paper, there springs poetry...