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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Which would you like more? An email letter or a 'real' letter - envelope/stationary/stamp... When what the last time you got a really good snail mail letter? |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
The lost art of letter writing-- perfect paper and ink just so perfumed mists and penmanship rough drafts rumpling the floor ellipses eclipse signify a certain want of more... A waxen seal bespeaks the truth clear intent determined couth hand delivery denotes patience due of love that waits. Essence of the soul in ink-- drops of sweat in proof of think And tears that stain create rainbow from papered fragile hue... The fears of pain will travel road... a postmark left, 'tween me and you. |
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Poet deVine
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Beautiful....I take that as a yes... |
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SEA 
Moderator
Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
ok, now my answer is gonna suck next to Serenity's  I would love regular mail, I never get mail....emails are great and i enjoy them even though my time online has been cut lately...but I like seeing the way people write.  good question!! |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Sue? Oh lovie, your answer did not "suck"! I think, if you forgive me for presuming? Is what you meant, that you cannot "hold" an e mail, you can't finger the edges lovingly...you can't sleep with it under your pillow. You cannot sniff the paper and smell the scent (or imagine the scent) of your loved one actually there. There is something, just very romantic, about ink and paper...smiling, but if I didn't think so? I doubt I'd attempt poetry. (Oh...and always send an empty page addressed to self...smile..an empty page? BEGS AN ANSWER...)<--serenity's helpful hint It might not be the answer you'd like, but it all looks good on pretty paper... Hugs, both of you. |
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Alicia Member
since 2002-03-22
Posts 279 |
~A 'real' letter. With all the little touches of the 'sender' that it brings,...definately. And I last received one on May 15th. --  (for her). *Peace. |
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PhaerieChild Senior Member
since 1999-08-30
Posts 1787Aloha, Oregon |
I enjoy each and every piece of email I receive from friends but there is a special thrill that happens when I open the snail mail box and something is in there from someone that took the time to pen a letter to me. I find those very endearing and keep them in a box. Emails generally find their way to the recycle bin. There's the man I chose. There's my territory.....Shakira |
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Poet deVine
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
So should we start a 'pen pal' list? |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
Email is my preferred method of written communication. I find I can no longer write (not that I ever could). My signature on credit card slips is illegible. I've always had bad handwriting and I'm blaming it on my grade school teachers Even if I sent a letter it would be done on MS Word and printed out for my illegible signature. I am a victim of computer technology ... and I LOVE it If I need to pitch woo, my poetry will have to do. And, if I need to support that effort, I will call on the phone and woo her in baritone Fool, said my Muse to me, look in thy heart and write. [This message has been edited by Interloper (05-31-2002 12:37 PM).] |
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Nicole Senior Member
since 1999-06-23
Posts 1835Florida |
Sharon, that's such a good idea! I love getting/sending "real" mail - a pen pal list would be very cool.  |
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catalinamoon
since 2000-06-03
Posts 9543The Shores of Alone |
Laughing at Bob's answer. I would like a romantic old letter, done in beautiful stationary, wax sealed, scented, and so on. (But only a woman would ever send one, and since I am inclined to prefer men, I won't hold my breath) I do like the immediacy of email, though,it is good to get a response the same day, rather than 5 days later. Sandra |
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Jamie Member Elite
since 2000-06-26
Posts 3168Blue Heaven |
i love getting handwritten letters. my penmanship is so horrible though i always type mine on the putey. not the same i know, but at least it can be read.--lol ahhh fragrant letters from home--the memories...lol J |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
ah - yes, there are a couple that i remember that are special to me... sadly, i only have one left. still, you can do things with normal letters that you can't trhough email... put special things in them, draw pictures, doodle, etc. yes... though i have to agree with Jamie - my penmanship was bad enough before i started using the computer to type everything - now? hahaha - only if you're my mom or a cryptologist! |
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Tracey Member Elite
since 2001-08-29
Posts 2808where insanity meets breeding |
I’m fortunate enough to get snail mail and e-mail from someone very dear to me. I love the speed of e-mail, but nothing compares to the real stuff, with his handwriting that I can touch and keep forever. There is so very little mail like that (usually just bills and adverts), that it is such a joy to find a lovely letter or card when I open the mailbox. Everything is possible in the game of life |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Having once had a very (even been called "pretty" YUK!) nice handwriting - that has, since computers came into vogue, turned to dog do-do, and having written many letters similar to MOON's preference (not perfume, etc...), in long-hand, I would not leave email writing for anything in the world. It's so easy, spells so much better (but not always) and is so-much-faster to accomplish that I don't miss the labors of "handwriting" one iota! Thank god for email and computers in general! I miss that bit of the past (penmanship), not! Sorry. jwesley |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Who can afford the stamps? I love writing "real" letters, I love receiving them! The tangible in the reality of a letter that cannot be taken back, is yours to keep, is something that cannot be exchanged in an e-mail. And I think the Serene One should post her poem in Open! |
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Dopey Dope
Moderator
Member Patricius
since 2000-08-30
Posts 11132San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Well I love e-mails. Long, in depth e-mails. Letters are nice to get, but what happens after? I keep them all....so I have to sort them into this file and bla bla bla too much work. Letters are nice, especially when from a foreign place....but i like long e-mails more. |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
pen pal list soounds like a great idea |
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Greeneyes
since 2000-09-09
Posts 9903In Your Poetic Mind |
Real Mail.....I love emails as that is a quick easy way to say hello how are you thingy, but I agree with Sunshine, a real letter you can keep....in a safe place to read over and over.... Lauren~ I would rather have one breath of his hair, |
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Temptress
Moderator
Member Rara Avis
since 1999-06-15
Posts 7136Mobile, AL |
*sigh* In a time when my computer access is very very limited and will be for a while, I would LOVE to be part of a pen pal list. I love using stationary when I can. How grave is my condition, for I cannot find the words to say, I need you so. |
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Sven
since 1999-11-23
Posts 14937East Lansing, MI USA |
there's nothing better than a real letter. . . it's something that you can hold onto. . . and make yours. . . I love to write letters. . . but, sometimes. . . I get carried away. . . I've been known to use 18 pages of 8 1/2 X 11 paper. . . BOTH SIDES!! LOL -------------------------------------------------------- To the world, you may only be one person. But to one person, you may be the world. |
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SmartChick Member Rara Avis
since 2001-09-23
Posts 7081On A Journey To The Unknown |
I like real mail! It has been a real long time, since I recieved mail from anyone, other than for bills. A pen pal list sounds good to me. |
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