a shuffle of grandads
an aching of bones
an aching of waiting
a weighting of days
a set in of ways
a lone of being
a being of alone.
a drift of forgotten
a company of estranged
a part of the past
a party of none
a promise of lost
a murder of grief
a wisdom un-heard.
an absence of words
a chatter of silence
a wake of nights
a bed of empty
a memory of fading
a connection of none
a family of no-one
a counting of clocks
a passing of time
a losing of hope
a channel of soaps
a staring of boredom
remote on the side-board,
remote in the world.
“insight; A play on collective nouns to illustrate the singularity of being isolated and alone.
The campaign to end loneliness tells us there are 1.2million chronically lonely people in the U.K. with two-fifths of elderly people citing TV is their main company, with loneliness across all age groups is increasing. Share a few words with a stranger, No one should have no-one.
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Nice lines: “a weighting of days
a set in of ways”
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Thank you Frank x
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Effective form for the content. The more electronically connected the population becomes the more isolated we seem to be. I like your prologue information and agree with reaching out to others as often as opportunity arises.
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You are right, our electronic connectivity serves to disconnect us from each other,
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I heard about the campaign, and truly loneliness is the shadow of the digital age and opioid epidemic. Alone in a crow is what the collective nouns crow, and like phobia the loneliness ices deep and deeper. Well done.
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A shadow indeed, and if we all took a few moments to have a chat with an elderly neighbour we could light up some of those corners x
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Wonderfully written with excellent word play here. My aunt used to say, “ageing is not for sissies.” Loneliness is far too often the scourge of the elderly.
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Thank you Lillian, I enjoyed the word play inspired by playing collective noun games with my 10 year old but ‘shuffle of grandads’ seemed such a sad lonely start. A few minutes from everyone sharing words with each other would have such an impact on the issue of loneliness
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This is beautifully evocative! ❤️
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This is brilliant, and especially your choice of using the collective to write of the lonesome singular soul…
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Thank you Bjorn your positive feedback is really appreciated x
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