Roberson Poem and Response 5-29-12

          The poem that i want to talk about is from the City Eclogue by Ed Roberson on page 101 titled "A Sampler". i really like how this poem goes into how non-verbal communication can say everything without saying anything. a lot of people fail to realize just how important non-verbal communication is to our language. i see a really good example of this when it comes to texting and smiley faces. adding different faces can add entirely different meanings to a sentence. for example: "i can't wait to see you" can become: "I can't wait to see you ;)", "I can't wait to see you :/", ect. each implying different meanings. you see this kind of thing a lot in conversations over the phone with different tones of voice as well as facial and body language when in person. the mind reads these different forms of language, but you do not always notice them until they aren't there. most of our language is non-verbal, and it is fascinating to me.

          My response reads:

no words escaped her lips,

no sound rolled from her tongue,

but all that needed       to be said,

was said,

words are, 

not needed      when,

a touch,

a scent,

a sight,

can say it all.

everything spoken,

through nothing,

everything said,

through light.

i think i did a pretty good job highlighting how important non-verbal communication can be if used right. playing around with the spacing and the words, in the end, i think it sounds pretty good, as well as highlighting and accenting the point i was making.