Happy New Year to you all. My first posting of the year with apologies for 
non attendance recently. I will be a little sporadic but still around and 
looking when I can. Comments as always are very welcome. I hope to be able 
to spend more time reading and commenting on others work too.


THE JUST VANISHED PLACE

You remember the dance
how your hand was placed

around her waist, while
others watched from their

own angles around the room,
saw how your hand was

placed soft and tenderly,
it's curve a question mark

before each turned opposite corners.

Neither of you had an answer,
could never say a syllable

to provide some definition -
nothing clever was needed

to grow the seeds not sown -
you both said much later how

without acknowledgement dance
had the power to break hearts then

you each turned further corners

where the journey continues.
There are also memries that

can leap over years to right
some missed opportunities

clear misunderstandings from
long reflected on scenes pierced

through with endless takes
from an internal camera -

they start to fade with time.

When you looked at the picture
you saw it all caught in

that quick happy moment
of joy and foolishness

you would live again if taken
to that just vanished place

where there is always sun,
always, always - and smiles

from which you made a studied run.





bw
James