Tallahassee Journal by Margaret E. McColley

   Limoges tea cup: Anne Bewley Artwork: Lancelot Gambis A Cup of See (for the phone-shy) In memory of dad,a conversationalist This poem is an exploration of the intimacy that comes through in-person vs. over-the-telephone conversation. I had started to notice a greater impetus to use video when calling friends and family, and wondering what it is about the phone...And yet: some of my most intimate conversations have been over the telephone. The voice alone can convey so much , and without the seeing part involved, we may listen more deeply to the warmth and musicality of the human voice.To be explored later...once I phone the ones to whom I owe calls, those who prefer the phone overall.  I realized while composing this that there is a whole philosophy of seeing that I want to consider, since seeing goes so far beyond the visual, since we do not all see through the eyes*All of my writings are subject to tweaking so check back from time to time to time (the beat of the h...