Whethers

September 25, 2018September 25, 2018 ~ Jo-Anne Teal

Though I cannot touch your shirtsleeve, I reach out.
You answer me, pull me close with softly written words.
Soothe. Calm.
We shield ourselves with flannel paragraphs,
Hold life’s storms at bay,
Understanding, no matter what our whethers,
Friendship moors us in undeniable harbour.

44 words for d’Verse Poets Pub Monday quadrille prompt: harbor/harbour

Published by Jo-Anne Teal

I'm a writer who is particularly interested in telling stories of the hidden, the hurt, the silent, the unheard. My writing website: www.jtealwriter.com Twitter: jtvancouver View all posts by Jo-Anne Teal

5 thoughts on “Whethers”

Grace says:

September 26, 2018 at 4:00 pm

The power of words…it does soothe and calm and bring us into that safe harbor of friendship. Beautiful writing Jo-Anne!!

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1. Jo-Anne Teal says:
  
  September 26, 2018 at 10:37 pm
  
  Grace, thank you so much for your kind comment.
  
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lillian says:

September 27, 2018 at 5:44 am

LOVE we shield ourselves with flannel paragraphs! And the last line is a great one. So glad you posted to the prompt — apologies for late reply….please harbor no ill will for my tardiness! 🙂

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Björn Rudberg (brudberg) says:

September 27, 2018 at 11:34 am

The flannel paragraphs… we should be able to reach out like that… much like our blogging we can cross an ocean.

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Kern Windwraith says:

September 28, 2018 at 6:40 pm

I started to gibber with delight when I read “flannel paragraphs.” Oh, Jo, that is such a wonderful, evocative description, and it sums up the overall message of the poem perfectly. I want to hug that phrase, if makes me so happy.

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