Visual Prompt by The Mag |
Letters
A whole shoebox of them
forgotten.
Letters
written and received
some never sent.
Letters
from Dad at war
lovers and friends away.
Letters
of anger and confusion
written but not sent.
Letters
to whom it may concern
an unbound journal.
Letters
of my life
forgotten in a box.
J. Binford-Bell
November 2013
Excellent writing!
ReplyDeletebridging the past with the future
The journey of a letter can be so mysterious! Nice Magpie.
ReplyDeleteI have a few letters written by family since gone- I am glad that I have them.
ReplyDeleteSo sad, letters never sent ... forgotten. Lovely writing.
ReplyDeleteLetters-- the lost art and fodder for so many biographies. We are losing a written art.
ReplyDeleteWe all have them, and it's sad that they are forgotten in a box.
ReplyDelete=)
So brief yet so packed.
ReplyDeleteI hope there will be more of me left than just what fills a shoebox...
ReplyDeleteThe essence of letters ... beautifully captured. Well done.
ReplyDeleteSome are better left unsent...
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