The Naiveté of Words

[Sue Cauhape]

Excellent poems. That last one's a doozy. I really loved the stanza in the first poem: Words find their way / to a reader's heart / as surely as petals / dropped in a forest / mark the way / home again.

[C.J. Heck]

I love your comments, Sue! I’m glad the poems touched you. Thank you!

[Simone Senisin]

Hi C.J, yes, l think a person can fall in love through poetry, how divine to imagine that 💜😊. How are your knees btw? 🙏 PS: Love the poems … l can picture that bar 🤦‍♀️

[C.J. Heck]

The knees are doing well, until I overdo it with the gym, or walking in the pool every morning at 7:00. At the moment, I'm dealing with shin splints which hurt like the dickens. I'll rest up tomorrow. Thank you for asking! Thank you, too, for your warm words about the poems. I agree, you can fall in love through poetry! hugs and love

[Simone Senisin]

Hi C.H, sorry you’re in pain, sending love to you ❤️

[C.J. Heck]

Thank you, Simone. Sending love back, as well. 💕💕

[C. Mercaldi-Cotton]

So many passages rang true for me on a deeply personal level.

[C.J. Heck]

Thank you, Carol. I’m so glad it touched you.

[Ken Macko]

Needed this today. Thanks CJ 🙏

[C.J. Heck]

Thank YOU, Ken.

[Rolando Andrade]

Great poems. I particularly like the poem about words. A poem like that can only come from the mind of someone very sensitive. Thank you

[C.J. Heck]

Thank you, Rolando. That’s a lovely comment.

[Paul Coyne]

Great poems today. The lady in the bar was quite good.

[C.J. Heck]

Thank you, Paul … although the lady in the bar was actually quite … “bad”, if you get my drift (wink).