All Comments on 'A Side Trip to Timbuktu'

a graceful read, i really liked this one too!

was a magic place in my childhood.

The 2nd and 3rd pieces here are great They border on parables/ bedtime stories.

This:

~I know I shall not see her again

but will look for her

in every woman's face~

Just a tad cliche'

I know what you mean and probably would have written the same thing..I think phrased another way would be a stronger

ending.

The third piece is lovely;

~I forget to take some flowers

and I regret that

there is a fragrance there

that would have teased me

in old age ~

How well I can relate to that line and that sentiment.

Great work

All of these are lovely! Thank you!

gorgeous reading, written with touch and grace. I think a bit of punctuation would benefit it.

Have seen these images too

In my time spent in far off lands

Of mothers and their children struggling mightily to stay alive.

This bittersweet rendering is a reminder there are so many people in such desperate need. Appreciate this Poet's empathy and kind understanding ~ to have written this heartfelt poem.