sensual poetry
Poetry Jam
3S
Sight Sound and Smell
If you see it you know that it is there
If you hear it you think you know it is there
If you smell it you think... if might be someplace
But
If you see it, hear it, and smell it, then you know for sure!
or do you?
My mom does not see so she has to rely on her poor vision
to be aided by hearing and memory of what should be ...along with touch.
I sometimes don"t hear (so my kids say) so I better be seeing well.
Hearing can be blurred by just to much noise I think.
I just do not want to loose my glasses.....hearing aid????
It is my memory of the 3S combination
and
knowledge from the past experiences that form the total picture.
My grandson wants a nightlight
because he wants to know...
there is nothing in the dark.
He can not rely on any memory
of what is expected
or knowledge of what males a funny sound in a room
or what is that smell (Maybe cookies he hopes)
or what it is that he is touching
...he is 3.
sensual perception
is
also your
insight, memory, and knowledge.
Love it! So are you back to "normal", what ever that is???? Hope to talk to you soon! Very nice reasoning you have here.
ReplyDeletewell I guess this is normal. My "to do" list is long and inbox overflowing, my mail is in a pile, and I would have more fun typing here then working with the vacuum!
DeleteAh! I thought so! This should be the link for Poetry Jam this week - I'll see if I can add it for you...
ReplyDeleteYes, I could, and have done. :)
My favorite lines are those about your grandson ... yes, nightlights are good - for me too!
ReplyDeleteMy grandson wants a nightlight
ReplyDeletebecause he wants to know...
there is nothing in the dark.
If all of his worries in his life were so easily handled! Sweet poem.
All senses work together for sure; but if one loses one (such as your mother) it seems the others become stronger. And, LOL, I laughed when your kids said you didn't hear. (Convenient sometimes..ha ha.) Thanks for sharing with Poetry Jam.
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ReplyDeleteis
also your
insight, memory, and knowledge.
true, love the last stanza, well done.
nice...growing up we had a blind man that would come and tune our piano...it was amazing to watch his as his other senses took over...when you were talking about your mom it took me there...
ReplyDeleteI liked the part about your grandson :) I read something into the '...he is 3' that I possibly shouldn't have, but believe me, I'm really very him a lot of the time. That little passage filled me with warmth.
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