Masked Smile
Baffled I stood there,
outside the big surgery
that dispensed Vaccine to the chosen;
A smoothly running conveyor belt.
Each one stood on colourful circles
two meters apart.
One circle line running in
One running out.
Behind a desk a friendly lady sat,
she asked my name and how I was,
I realized our voices can smile too.
Whilst behind our masks we smile
Hoping our eyes will convey,
care and togetherness.
Shared fear and hope.
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Beautiful and yes our eyes can show our smiles even though we have masks on. Lovely poem, Miriam.
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Thank you for your lovely comment, it is so true that our eyes can carry our
smile and warmth.
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Yes absolutely true. Always welcome 😊😊😊😊
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Yes, the eyes are indeed the window to our heart and soul. Beautiful, Miriam. I hope this means you received your vaccine. xo
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Thank you, Jill for your beautiful comment. The saying is true, we can react more strongly to a glance than a word. Woe be us writers. 😊. Yes I got my first injection on Sunday thanks to “ underlying conditions”. I was impressed with all that had been done.
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I’m happy to hear this, Miriam.
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Yes… Above all hope. So movingly expressed in your verses, Miriam.
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Thank you, Roland, for your sensitive comment. Yes to hope and the feeling
of shared humanity.
Miriam
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This just goes to show that care is as important as action. Lovely poem Miriam.
Mike
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Thank you for your appreciative comment, Mike. Yes, care is important and in a way a sharing.
Miriam
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Miriam, I love your poetic take on this outing! I can relate to the ‘baffled’ emotion – my reaction to heading out on very rare trips to shops or chemists! Ahh … how wonderful that the smiles are heard through the voices, via eyes connecting from a distance. Beautiful and tender capture of such an important occasion… as always the positivity and goodness of heart and soul shine through! hugs xx 😀❤️
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Thank you, Annika for your beautiful and deep comment. I am glad you picked up on the voices as I feel they become very important in masked conversations.
I am touched by the warmth in your words. 🤗😇.
Miriam
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My smiles seem to be getting lost in all the mask wearing. I’m glad yours are still shining through Miriam.
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Thank you for your comment, Brad. Please don’t lose hope and your smile.
Mask wearing is for protecting you and others, try and see it from the positive. I am also grateful for the gift of smile and laughter.
It doesn’t mean one don’t see the dark. 😊.
Miriam
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Thanks for caring and the encouragement Miriam. 🙂
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Beautiful encouragement.
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I am so glad, thank you for comment.
Miriam
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Beautiful and this is true… You can feel the reassurance and warmth in someones eyes and voice too
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Thank you, Alina and I am glad you feel this too. Re-assurance and warmth
through eyes and voice.
Miriam
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You’re welcome. 🙂
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Peggy and I received our first vaccine on Monday, Miriam, and I must say it was something to smile about, and everyone was smiling. I think that masks have given new life to our eyes. A timely poem! Thanks. –Curt
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Congratulations to you and Peggy, it is giving us all hope.
You are right about masks giving a new life to the eyes, we probably look
people into the eyes more closely. Thank you for your welcome comment. 😊.
Miriam
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Always, Miriam. –Curt
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Eyes say it all… a thought that stays with us in all circumstances. A lovely poem Miriam.
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Thank you for your lovely comment, Balroop. I am glad you also agree that eyes speak- maybe a truer language than words.
Miriam
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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With a big smile I say, thank you Chuck, for the kind re-blog.
miriam
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We can indeed smile with our eyes and voices. Lovely poem, Miriam. Sounds like you’re one of the lucky ones who is already vaccinated.
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Jennifer, maybe we could practice to better meet other’s eyes and listen
to the sound of the voices. Practice make perfect. Some health conditions
push you forward and that was for the good this time. 😊 .
Thank you for your lovely comment.
Miriam
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Hi Miriam,
This is lovely! Our eyes and voice can definitely smile. I answer the phone with a smile because I think that the caller feel it!
Blessings to you! ♥♥
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Hi Ana,
I do the same, smile when I answer the phone. I am absolutely sure we can hear it and meeting a fellow wanderer we can see what their eyes say.
Blessings to you too. 💕😊.
Miriam
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Thank you Miriam! I am glad we think alike 🙂
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Beautiful poem, Miriam, and it’s all in the eyes. Even behind the masks, the eyes show the smiles. I like in the first verse your use of sugary and conveyor belt. For a quick second, I thought of Lucille Ball in the See’s Candy episode. 🙂
It’s great that you received your first vaccine. Take good care! 💓
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Lauren, I am glad you also see the smile in the eyes. After all they are called the mirror of the soul. Thanks also for your kind compliment.
I realise now that the word “ surgery” might have confused. Surgery is where we go to our doctor ( think you call it primary doctor). So the patients are on the conveyor belt. 😊.
Hope you are keeping well too. 💖.
Miriam
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Oh, I apologize, Miriam. Different terminology. 🙂 💗🥰
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No apologies needed. It is amusing how many differences one language has developed. ❤️🎶🦋.
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Just today I had that experience of smiling at someone and wondered whether they could see my smile behind the mask. You’ve captured the experience of our new normal!
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Dear Andrea, I am so sure the other person saw the smile shine in your eyes. Your comment is so kind, may hidden smiles not stay normal too long. Hope we willin a while be able to create a better normal with more awareness of the treasure every day is.
Miriam
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Yay!👏😀💕 I’m so happy for you, Miriam! My mom got her vaccine about a week ago. I was so relieved. I love your poem. It’s beautiful and the imagery is great. Stay healthy and safe❣️
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Thank you for your lovely comment, Vashti. I love your enthusiasm so full of smiles. Your joy for your mom is so right and endearing. Your words about my poem makes me glad. I do what I can to stay healthy ….short of hiding under the table ….😊. You look after yourself too.
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It’s a good thing to learn new ways to smile – as silver lining of our masks.
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Thanks for your lovely comment, JoAnna. Silver king to our masks, ho sweet.
We might become experts. 😊 💕.
Miriam
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My neighbor, a nurse, says he thinks wearing masks is making us all more intuitive. Having to read the eyes has its own rewards. Nice poem! ❤️
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How interesting to hear this from a professional, I have felt that intuition and awareness too, maybe it makes us pay more attention. Thank you Bela for your kind and thoughtful comment. 💕
Miriam
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Of course, Miriam! I thought it was so interesting! xo
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