Signals

~

It’s not often 

but when it happens

it always takes me by surprise

even when we’re far apart

I can feel your hand rest

on the back of mine,

a brief but very light touch

followed by a reassuring 

gentle rocking shake, 

as if a soft glove has fallen

across my knuckles

drawing my attention,

skeptics would explain it

as an involuntary spasm

or a debilitating tremor

but that’s not the case

there’s warmth, sensation

an unusual contact 

each time slightly different

one might infer praise

for a job well done 

another an alert of your

reassuring presence,

it’s not something I can share

for fear of ridicule

like admitting to the

presence of a ghost or

a stupefying apparition,

but I know it’s you 

all the same

*

© Graham R Sherwood 11/23