MOODS

still alone

MOODS

 

This letter bears to my inner soul

I open it ardently, careful not to tear

My lips shift to an abundant smile

Eyes appear to water like a trickle

After a heavy rain

I discern his handwriting

Stroke the letter

 

My darling

I must repent for the immense delay

In writing to you. I have craved your presence

Ever since our second goodbye. It was trying for me to leave you. I could not stop pondering your stunning face on the endless sea transport.

Battles are exhausting and frightening. I am now in France fighting the Germans. One of my colleagues met his death.  It upset our entire unit.

How are you faring my love? I expect your loneliness  has diminished and that you carry on with dignity in my absence.

Our love will taste the same when I return. I promise to write more often. You are my driving force that keeps my being from instant agony and pain. I May have another leave in a month or so.

Please keep the letters flowing over the sea.

My love always,

John

 

Like a statue, I stand motionless

Re-reading many times over

My mixed color moods disturb my equilibrium

Joyous to receive a letter, once again reality dresses me up

 I shall write soon

But first a walk to bridges end to reflect

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Long distance relationships are hard enough...but when one is overseas and there is the worry if that person will live to return...twice as hard.
j.

[Betty Hermelee]

Agreed! Thank you for your review J., much appreciated
Best, B

[Coyote Poetry]

A wonderful love letter dear Betty. I kept my love letters and regular letters from my Army days. They are one of most valuable items, I have. Old letters from grandma and my father. Reading them, bring back the kind voices and their faces. I liked the ending. I have the old love letters too. They make me smile. Thank you dear friend for sharing the amazing poetry and your thoughts.
Coyote

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you for your thoughtful review !
Best, B

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome dear Betty.

[Lorry]

What a lovely series of letters to share with your readers, that grow into a compendium of love, disconnected by war, but together in every other way.
It makes me reflect on how easy we have it these days (apart from lockdown and that unmentionable C word) to have the freedom to live in peaceful times (Well, apart from Ukraine and all the other wars worldwide) and just simply be. Yet we still find things to grope about, like 5g connections being OK, but not instant, and how they took a whole day to deliver the new thing you didn't need in the first place, sent halfway round the world and you only left a 2 star review because your mochalattefrappacinolatte got cold while you were signing for it...
Now, I must go and tweet about this or I will actually die! 😊

[Lorry]

Ps... You call this a review, I call it therapy 😊

[Betty Hermelee]

Whatever you call it, twas a great comment!!!
Thank you dear friend.
Best, B