On the Other Side of the Window Glass

(sign of the times)

smudges on clear glass

tiny hands and little lips

kisses for nanny

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

My daughter doesn't have a grandmother or a grandfather. They were all long gone before she arrived. But I can see how this would be trying to those not able to hug their grandchildren. I can't hug mine either but they are over two thousand miles away. We only get to chat on the phone now and then. At least after this situation is resolved, hopefully, we'll all still have each other.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Fabian. I am fortunate as my grandchildren are all in the vicinity. Two of them live with me and the other two are only a couple of miles away. The youngest member of our family was the one offering kisses through the window pane. I can tell you, that was precious. The smudges are still there.

Chris

[Neville]

........................ this little thing is BIGLY beautiful & then some .. Neville

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you my friend. Adorable grandchildren. Don’t they just make your heart smile 💜

[Neville]

... yep .. 💜

[Rye]

ah such a sweet little write

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Rye for your thoughts. Your visit appreciated.

Chris

[sonnie ibadah]

Aww, this is sweet and sad at the same time.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you sonnie. Sad for many in the current climate. All good wishes.

Chris

[Earl Schumacker]

Hi Chris,
Many people today do not understand the construct of the Haiku. The 5-7-5 meter and no capital letters. They also miss the point concerning the conciseness, nature, emotional storytelling and power of the haiku. You seem to have mastered the ancient and modern elements. Very moving piece. Crystal clear in fact. Earl

[Chris Shaw]

Really appreciate your encouraging review Earl. Pleased you understood this Haiku in the current climate.

Chris

[Robert Trakofler]

oh how this just broke my heart:) I am going to send you a picture that i think you will appreciate dear Chris:)

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Bunny, hope I didn't upset Bunny too much. I know you have a soft heart. I'll go take a look at that photo you sent me. Sending you a virtual hug.

Chris

[Wild Rose]

Every day > All ages > unable to give each other the comfort of touch

[Chris Shaw]

It's a sad state of affairs Wild Rose. It really makes you appreciate some of the things we took for granted. Hope your health is improving and you and yours are managing in the current climate.

Chris

[Patricia Wedel]

dearest Chris... yes, we do see our children and grands through
a window of time when we are waiting for this virus to disappear.
At first I envisioned the fingerprints and kiss smudges to be
from the past when they had left them inside your home...
like painted pictures on your refrigerator... and then I realized
the sequestered times we endure. An adorable Haiku blessed with hope.
truly, Pat

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you dear Pat for your sharing your lovely thoughts. This was how I saw my youngest grandson recently. His mum held him up to our window. Yes we saw him through glass. How sad not to have given that adorable child a cuddle and a kiss. Pat, your new avatar, also of a young child. It is beautiful. Is this one of your grandchildren? All good wishes from across the pond.

Chris

[Patricia Wedel]

Dear Chris... the Avatar is of myself and my son Robert in 1973. Bob was three years old and I was thirty three. I enjoyed my first child like a flower bulb I had planted in the Autumn and it burst forth in the Spring. Now my son has two young girls age five and seven... his wife was a bit younger when he finally married in his forties. I have a daughter also who has a son almost 17 and a daughter almost 13. I am blessed, but somewhat sequestered. We are surviving across the Pond. The wild geese fly above it all... why can’t we do the same. with love, Pat

[Chris Shaw]

Your avatar of you and your son is beautiful Pat. Thank you for sharing your family with me. We are blessed with our grandchildren. Oh to be one of those geese flyinh above the mountain top. Yes I actually wrote about those geese in an Everest poem. Take care my friend.

[emmajoy]

Such a beautiful but sad, sad, sad reminder, Chris.

A friend found whose daughter is in Australia with her daddy, searched until she found N's home.made Christmas card cos she knew the little girl had touched it as she made it. Dear God, how painful the like of your and my other friend's heart tremors.

[Chris Shaw]

The loss of touch is hard to deal with. I get lots of videos and photographs sent to me, but seeing his little face pressed up to the window glass and not being able to hug him was an ache I can do without. Sign of tge times dear Em. Thank you for sharing.

Chris

[emmajoy]

Ohhhh Christine... sad, so very sad. Virtual hug
floating towards you.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you :)

[Papaya]

My children are not so tiny anymore but we drive down to visit the grandparents and wave from the other side of the window.

This poem captures the times perfectly.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Ana. Yes, on the other side of the glass. How it is for the moment.

Chris

[Dave]

Ours' are grown, but still we remember. Of course we will, that's what grandparents do.

Take care - Dave

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Dave.. Appreciate your thoughts and your visit

Chris