Looking back
over everything
I committed to the page
There seems to be gap
between the truth
of what was felt
and what’s recorded
The words came
while I was still
questioning the validity
yet, what I
then went on to feel
was always with such certainty
There is a space
between
There is a space between
you and me
filled with things
half said
Sifting through the sketches
of painted scenes
I tried to show
There are great swathes
of missing detail
I deemed too complicated
My vocabulary
was much too meagre
to convey
with any accuracy
and what I left
scratched for all time
was never entirely honest
There is a space
between
me and you
between
the story and plot
filled with things half said
Will I ever be skilled enough
to tell my story, completely
Will I ever have the talent
to fill that space
with something other
than things half said…
[2011]
Thanks for reading.
The Lighthouse 
Ah, the half-said story of my life. Happy New Year, Tom!
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😄 That made me smile. I think each year we get so much better at telling our stories. The next one will be so richly drawn. Happy New Year to you too! Thanks for reading and commenting, as ever.
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So well-expressed, Tom. That gap between the imagination and the page.
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Thanks Chris, glad you enjoyed. I used to be so frustrated that all poems were written out of confusion and questioning; but really it was writing them that helped me get my thoughts straight. I’m so grateful for writing, it’s the best therapy (in my opinion). Happy New Year!
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Oh, I agree. Writing can be very cathartic. Happy New Year to you!
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A great write to finish the year with Tom.
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Thanks Hobbo! I always like to reflect on the year around about now. Thanks for all your kind words and support this year – and for all your posts too. I’ve thoroughly been enjoying your writing and musings. Happy New Year!
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And thanks for entertaining us!
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Couldn’t have said it any better myself. So much in the half said stories.
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Our imagination is fired in the space between what’s said and what’s meant… To dreamers, there’s no more fertile place to dwell. Happy New Year Kim! 🙂
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You said it… Happy New Year, Tom.
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So good Tom. Oh yes, I can relate to these thoughts!
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Every year we improve though! Next year we’ll be even better equipped to tell those stories and fill in the detail. Happy New Year! 🙂
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One thing your vocabulary could never be described as is ‘meagre’ my friend.
Wishing you all the best for 2021
🖤🖤
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Ah thank you 🙏 So kind. Let’s hope 2021 treats us a little more generously, or failing that we find a way to make the most of what comes along. Pub pints soon, right? 😊👍🍻 Happy new year!
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Pub pints for sure!! 😁😁🖤
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I’ll get the first round in 🙏
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I knew there was a reason I liked you! 😉😁🖤
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