Touch

We’re linked wired and wirelessly
We bound the oceans with a key
We chat with people from all walks of life
And visit the world without boundary
Overwhelmed with seven billion friends
I can truly tell this much
No matter how connected we become
We all need that human touch

16 thoughts on “Touch”

purplepeninportland March 7, 2015 at 7:05 pm

Loved the poem and the drawing. Sorry it took me so long to get here!

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trentpmcd Post authorMarch 7, 2015 at 8:42 pm

Thanks! No problems digging up old poems.

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trentpmcd Post authorFebruary 5, 2015 at 6:35 am

Thanks! Yes, it’s something we all need and something that we can give to others – it costs naught but is invaluable.

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ilirianwanderer February 4, 2015 at 10:32 pm

Loved the last line. A very true statement :)

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la_lasciata January 14, 2015 at 1:20 am

Nice stuff, Trent ! :-)
Here’s a lovely painting for you: http://oilpastelsbymary.com/2015/01/13/morning-view-oil-pastel/

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trentpmcd Post authorJanuary 14, 2015 at 6:26 am

Nice painting. Where I live in NH I can go a few miles north and be in Maine fore the rocky coastline in her painting or a few miles south for the long sand beaches of the Cape. I chose the Cape because of the weather!

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simplycomplex January 13, 2015 at 5:50 pm

Couldn’t of said it better myself. Shame how the broad and easy connection is slowly killing off most people’s social skills. Catch-22 I gusss.

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trentpmcd Post authorJanuary 13, 2015 at 5:55 pm

We spend more time socializing, which is great, but we also spend less time socializing, which isn’t. Or maybe it’s more time communicating and less time interacting.

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1. simplycomplex January 13, 2015 at 9:35 pm
  
  I definitely agree it’s more time communicating and less time interacting. Non verbal communication becomes non existent in these situations and sometimes, well most times, those subtleties become more important than the actual conversation.
  
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charlypriest January 13, 2015 at 2:25 pm

Hello Trent, got here through the blog “idiotwriter” she did tell me to come visit here and it sure was not a let down, great writing. Looking forward to be able to explore more of your blog with more time.

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trentpmcd Post authorJanuary 13, 2015 at 4:20 pm

Thanks Charly and welcome. I tend to listen to “idiotwriter” too. I noticed the boxers on your page – we have a brindle boxer puppy named Fiyero.

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1. charlypriest January 14, 2015 at 4:19 am
  
  That was an interesting name for the dog. I call them my “monsters”, named Lucky(which he has everything but luck) and Daisy.
  
  Anyways, glad to meet you.
  
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Amy Reese January 13, 2015 at 10:28 am

So true. Seven billion friends, I like that line. Nice drawing to accompany the poem. Nice!

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trentpmcd Post authorJanuary 13, 2015 at 10:41 am

Thanks Amy! Of course a big chunk of those 7 billion don’t have access yet, but, as the WP year end report pointed out, it’s amazing how many countries our voices reach.

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alienorajt January 13, 2015 at 9:49 am

So true, Trent – very well said, a real message for our time.

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trentpmcd Post authorJanuary 13, 2015 at 10:03 am

Thanks Ali. Yep, no matter what, from the walls of Ilium to the halls of IBM, people are people and always have been.

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