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RMW Senior Member
since 2001-03-21
Posts 1424 |
Permanence As I sit, Awaiting what seems terminal to start, While the screen flits from light to dark to light again, "I hold the thought" Of pain. Not of a kind that breaks the heart, But something soft, Like damp Before it sets its mind to rain On a Saturday morning. There are some hurts that should remain, If only as a means of comparison. And so I find I'm going back To once again try to appreciate The beauty in such simple things As the difference between a man and woman's penmanship. I miss the sense a postmark brings Of solid ground; of trust; Of knowing that it takes One day from here, two days from there To express concern Or interest. I miss the stamps, And stil recall when some in love Would turn them upside down (As if a parent couldn't tell). I'm going back to envelopes And keeping them in line in cubicles To make my desk seem purpose full. Does it seem strange to feel neglect More keenly in a string of jokes Forwarded electronically Then in an empty mailbox? And yet I do. I miss so much What felt like pain while waiting on the sidewalk To hurry love along its route. I want the permanence that waits, Though it make take a day or two, To breathe the true perfume Of you. RMW |
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JLR Senior Member
since 2001-02-04
Posts 1785 |
Does it seem strange to feel neglect More keenly in a string of jokes Forwarded electronically Then in an empty mailbox? I absolutely love this poem! Thanks! |
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Packratmike Senior Member
since 2001-02-25
Posts 632California, USA |
Very, very good RMW. |
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VAS Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
Posts 7450Oregon |
This is so wonderfully superb, Bob! I too like the stanza JLR chose AND the last one especially much! May I take a copy of this one Bob. It is wonderful!!!! E-mail me if I may, cuz this will go down the board quickly, not because it won't be read, but because so much activity will carry it there. |
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RMW Senior Member
since 2001-03-21
Posts 1424 |
JLR...Thank you very much. You are very kind. Bob Mike...Thank you, sir. Bob Virginia.....Ah, you have to say that because we're neighbors. Thank you. Bob |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
we all want that Bob. . . well done. . .  ----------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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Lone Wolf Member Ascendant
since 2000-03-16
Posts 5842Lansing, MI USA |
Bob, There is nothing like the real thing. Yes, e-mail is fast and all, but you don't get to see the words written by the other person's hand. They are just typed on a screen. I think they mean so much more when someone takes the time to write them out and mail them to you. You have something you can keep forever then. Wonderful!! LW All writing comes |
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Just A Woman Senior Member
since 2001-03-10
Posts 507 |
*smiling* We've touched on this subject before. I agree completely. A very nice write, Bob. I miss getting letters in the mail. ~Indiana
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
It can be a cold medium, and lord knows there's plenty of room for misunderstanding in any mode of communication, but alas, it appears to be here to stay. Look at the near instant gratification! The lack of a need for a stamp! Not wondering if the postal service will come through! But still, something lacks, yes. Corinne |
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RMW Senior Member
since 2001-03-21
Posts 1424 |
Sven, Indiana, and Corinne...thank you all for your comments. Lone Wolf...special thanks to you for I think you have touched on the heart of the matter....my, such a phrase..."the heart of the matter"... with your observations concerning the fact that letters take time and leave us with something to keep. With e-mail there is an inherent, nearly irresistable potential for brevity that....how to describe it....that somehow colors, almost taints the correspondence. When was the last time you received a letter that closed with "gotta run"? It is a question of investment isn't it. The e-mail will never carry a truly wonderful love letter. Never. Whereas the postman, well.....it goes without saying. Gosh, I'm sorry. Better leave that subject "back in some attic drawer or chest" in the future. Bob |
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RMW Senior Member
since 2001-03-21
Posts 1424 |
PS to all. I'm so disappointed...not a single comment on "..hold the thought..." See, too much time bursting out e-mails and precious little time watching "An Affair To Remember"....(Grant and Kerr..."hold the thought".) Bob |
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