It is not, so much,
the loss of coffee with friends,
or family visits,
that is isolating.
Rather it is the loss of chance encounters,
a conversation with someone stacking stones –
that unexpected realisation of another’s humanity,
that reminds us of our own. Continue reading
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stacking stones / talking to Samuel
Talking to Samuel
I went to a conference recently, and on my return I had to fill in a form saying what contacts I’d made, what benefits would flow from them, what impact they would have.
What I did not put on the form was this, even though it was the best “contact” that I made: Continue reading