The Editor speaks: Togetherness and Love

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I really didn't know what to write
about today. The aftermath and the death of CITN/Cayman27 is still
occupying my mind.

I happened to say to the lovely
Jamaican young lady (Phyllisia) that stays with us, “I don't know
what to write about today”

She said, “Write about love. Surely
Joan wrote a poem about love?”

What triggered that off was me telling
Phyllisia about a beautiful concert Joan and I attended at The
Mariott last Sunday. “Falling for You – MUSIC OF THE HEART”. It
was all about LOVE.

I had told her about the beautiful song they finished with. The THEY being Dahlia Wynter, April Marr and Steve Higgins. Plus a lovely dancer – Amaya Lewis. The song was one that Sarah Brightman made famous - “Love Changes Everything”. I played it for Phyllisia. Not once, not twice but six times and she immediately downloaded it on her iPhone from Youtube. That is how much she loved it.

I looked for one of Joan's poems on
“LOVE”. I didn't get a quarter of the way through her book”Buried
Treasures Of Cayman” when I found this one “Togetherness”.

There is no word of “LOVE” in it
but it contains the words, TOGETHERNESS”, “DEAR”, “CARE”,
“TOUCH” and “BELONGING”.

After reading it gave me a feeling of
“LOVE” and I hope it does the same for you.

TOGETHERNESS

By Joan (Watler) Wilson

*

There's nothing as nice as togetherness

With friends we hold so dear

To share one's delights or problems

And to show each other we care.

*

A look, a touch gives one a feeling of belonging.

*

But in these days of rush and never
stop

We pass each other on the street or in
a shop

'Hello - how are you' is all we have
time to say

Too rushed - we've got to get away.

*

To what? A traffic jam, the office or
where?

Surely we should have a moment to spare.

*

Maybe in our home we'll have a cup of
tea

I don't know though we'll have to wait
and see

Wait? But time waits on no one I'm told

So make time for each other before
you're too old

Published September 3, 2019

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