The Letter

My rendition of my loving wife 

Rebecca and my first grandchild Payton, on her first day of life. 

This my letter to you my dear

who have never written to me

I set before you my great hopes

of the dreams that may come to be

 

I laid out the coin we minted

within my heart's own treasury

To toss about the thoughts we had

of our own benedictory

 

You stamped this coin upon my soul

embossed with love of hope divine

Pressed in the mint of memory

you will age like the finest wine

 

Should you choose to ever leave me

may we find our lost love and stay

Like dreams we both had forgotten

from the hopes of our yesterday

 

Author's Note

I dreamed a dream that became Rebecca my wife. Herein lies the truth of a tangible life. Oh on our deathbeds will we look back and find the thing we cherished valued and loved was something we barely touched yet dreamed might touch us;that of the love of another unconditionally reaffirming our right to exist and reason to live.

Reviews

[Rikkevi Rue]

ahh your subtle and clever "turn o the tongue" rings with the sweet music of the Irish laddie! You have that simple frank statement of the truths of life well honed, and it is a pleasure to read you Master Morgan.

The rhyming of this piece is what I like, and the structure of it

[EMP]

amazing. a beautiful poem. this is full of emotion and imagery. you can really feel the love you're experiencing. well done. another top poem of yours.

[Valentine]

This is beautiful and a wonderful tribute to God's blessings on our lives...lol and God bless..Have a great New Year...Valentine

[An owl on the moon]

There is such a deep beauty in love.. How i long for the new year.. new hope.. new wonders... love that lasts... Happy New Year, my friend.. Endless blessings to you and yours...

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

Nice work! It was a great experience.

[Anatomical Grip]

such lovely imagery, it has a nostalgic feel to it. you're lucky to have found such a great love.

[Geralyn Miller]

Lucky man, lucky woman. Love is a precious gift and you write so well, sharing your gift with each and every reader. The most wonderful thing about love, is the more you give away, the more you have to share. Keep sharing.

[Jasmine]

beautiful. love, in the best forms, only strengthens with age. you are lucky to have found it.

a lovely nostalgic, melancholy ring to the poem. nice imagery. putting your talents to work here, Tate, with much success as usual.

[sarah]

i have had friends who say they have had dreams come true before great job

[msharma]

Great penning down .Always liked your writings.

[Art Sun]

Dreams do become our reality...

nicely written piece Tate...

A Happy New Year to you and all your family...