Standing close

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Photograph I : Petra Cecilia Maria Hermans

Standing close

It is his regular ritual.

The table had a lot of guests.

In silence and laughter,

good foods were showed.

Old stories were told,

a glow of victory

was shining,

all the night.

He watched me.

He watched me,

carefully.

As always.

Immediately, I had to stand,

close to him.

It was normal, for me.

It was ordinary, to the family

and our members.

In his surrounding,

a comfort,

a warm silence was there,

lived between us but we,

almost, no, we did not say a thing.

Our gestures, easily, slightly,

followed our movements,

very familiar.

I was wearing my clothes

in a certain way.

You can, you might think,

it was, has been,

his stylish way.

Petra Cecilia Maria Hermans

Europe, the Netherlands, Tilburg,

March 20, 2019

© 2019 Petra Hermans

Photograph II : My Crystal Ball at Home serves more than one

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