Jen Wilding - The Letters

I gathered all your letters <br />in a rather tidy pile, <br />and thought to take a match to them <br />to send you off in style. <br /> <br />Then the notion did so strike me, <br />These are more than just mere words <br />but perhaps the most endearing sentiments <br />ever to be heard. <br /> <br />So I thought to share <br />what naught the average lover ever sends. <br />Bottled half then to the ocean; <br />Scattered the rest to the four winds. <br /> <br />And it wasn’t too long after <br />that the first of these was found <br />by a grandmother in Belgium, <br />read when no one was around, <br />about a gentleman with longing <br />for that missing piece of soul <br />‘til his puzzle was complete <br />as it was her who made him whole. <br /> <br />In Oregon, a preacher prayed <br />and thanked the Lord above, <br />after reading heartfelt praises, <br />that the greatest gift is love. <br /> <br />A teacher in Sri Lanka <br />studied the note that had been passed. <br />So moved by confessed affection, <br />up and read it to her class <br /> <br />A musician in the Netherlands, <br />who thought plagiarism wrong, <br />couldn’t resist the love-lyrical page <br />and made it into song. <br /> <br />And in Cairo, one discovered <br />by an archeologist <br />who found it far more fascinating <br />than the ancient hieroglyphs. <br /> <br />In Brazil, a girl did use one <br />for the stuffing of her doll; <br />Knew ‘twas what the heart was made of <br />though she couldn’t read at all. <br /> <br />In France, an artist framed one; <br />It was hailed as quite a buy. <br />One found in South Korea <br />made a lonely fisherman cry. <br /> <br />Yes, I thought to share <br />what naught the average lover ever sends. <br />Bottled half then to the ocean; <br />Scattered the rest to the four winds. <br /> <br />And if your printed words be lies, <br />I’m glad for what I gave away. <br />‘Cause now, it isn’t me, <br />but ‘tis the World you did betray.<br /><br />Jen Wilding<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-letters-3/