The Letter

The Letter (that did not come)

 

I wait every day, my eyes searching

Searching for my heart yet to come

And give me the news of my beloved

So that I can give him his heart again.

 

I yearn to smell the yellow parchment

On which his hands must have moved

To form words meant to be mine

And to ask if I still loved and remembered.

 

I wait day and night;

I wait counting the hours

And when each time I open my door

My eyes see no sign of him.

 

I wish I could tell him, the where bouts of my heart

If only I knew where it is

He came and then took it with him

And now where he is, there it lives.

 

 

And when the rains came and went

 

 

And the winter danced behind it

I no longer went out in the garden

And my door remained closed.

 

When the seen finally warmed my aching heart

I all but wished it was you

I sat alone and my hands empty

And wondered if wishes ever come true.

 

For I knew all your words

I knew whenever I held piece of you

And I knew someday you are going to comeback

Stand outside and take me into your arms.

 

Now I don’t know how long will it take?

I wonder if I’ll be ever whole again

All I can do is to wait, sitting in the garden

Mend my heart while it breaks.

 

 

 

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Akshat♥]

Its so sad and full of emotions..
it shows that someone is gone far away from you..
it happens and in our life we ask our-self that
why it happens to us..
life is tough sometimes..but believe me..
when life is in good phase you will get all you want..
sometimes more than that..so smile:)
nicely written..i enjoyed reading this wonderful piece:)

[Sleeping Maiden]

Awww. I love this poem! Melancholy.. such ache for the reader as well.. I love the imagery and feelings here. Waiting for a love one... especially when that person is far away is difficult. It's challenging and this poem shows that. Wanting...and desire... love it!

[SoulCrusader (Yas)]

Touching poem, longing for someone captured wonderfully.

Great work:)

[Jaye Aldagene]

This poem really touched me. & it reminds me a lot of something similar that i've been going through for the past few years.. great flow & illustration!

[Just Me]

This was really sad in a nice way I guess. I liked it and it flowed easily.

[Daft Jester]

This is certainly a sad piece. It sounds like a wife waiting for word from a husband at war. I think the word 'seen' in the 6th stanza should probably be 'scene' unless I misunderstood it. Excellent job of projecting the emotions.