Cinquain on Love: Touch

by Monty Gilmer

(A found poem. The final two sentences
are a German proverb.)

" . . . the slow
braille touch of him . . . "
Anne Sexton wrote. Love is
blinding. That is why lovers like
to touch.

From: 
The Sow's Ear Poetry Review (January 1999)




ABOUT THE POET ~
Born in 1951 in Bristol, Virginia, Monty Gilmer is a freelance constructor of puzzles and poems. He lives on a farm in Virginia.


Last updated February 11, 2013