Evening Showers

penned letters written 

from you to me 

 those bygone years

lie close to my heart

each word dances anew

as absorbing thoughts

 of warm embraces and

sun-touched kisses 

lift my spirits high amid

the drifting clouds 

filling my memory 

 feeling your presence 

the mere thought of you

reads into my soul

I wanted you here with me always

but fate's hand was unkind

the plans we had made

withered away the day

you died and part of me

went with you

 a fulfilling future faded

and all I have left are 

these love letters for me

 to digest 

            on this rainy night

 

Reviews

[Carlos Lorenzo Estrada]

This is a lovely poem Fran written with so much love behind it. I used to keep every love letter that was written to me by old exs. I treasured them a lot. My one regret was not taking them with me when I moved out of my parents home. I always thought someday I would go back to get them but I never did. It is a regret of mine. Thank you for this bittersweet poem.

[Fran Marie]

Thanks dear Carlos.sorry about your letters ...i s o appreciate
your kind reviews on my poetry

[David E Navarro]

Wow, this is a palpably sad poem, very riveting and well written. I also see the depth of the love the speaker has for the deceased. And the ending provides the closure to the mood of the moment and the scene portrayed. Well done.

[Fran Marie]

yes sad but still nice to read once
in awhile I saved all my letter love
and written other letters..seems letter
writing is a dying art everything is
internet these days..i would love
to write letters again and receive
them ..guess I'm old fashion..
thanks David for reviewing;

[David E Navarro]

I enjoy letter writing. I have saved all my letters between me and my wife while I was stationed in England in 1985. We each wrote about 22 letters to each other each month for 5 months, so I have over 100 letters from her and she has over 100 from me. She's not a writer, so her letters are 2 to 3 pages average, mine are 10 pages average. I plan on using them to write a book one day of our exchange of letters while courting. We got engaged in January and then after the 5 months of letters I flew back to the US and we got married in July. Then she joined me in England for 4 years. Marvelous memories.

So glad that you enjoy your letters. Hope you find a 'pen pal" that wants to write letters to you. They still do exist. Search for pen pals on the Internet.

[Fran Marie]

That's great; my husband and I
have saved all our letters between
us also ..funny how writers always
write more than non writers ..

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I had similar letters...not from a loved one who died, but one who lived countries away...
distance was the killer...but there is still so much romance on those pages now...and still a scent
that makes my heart beat a bit faster.
j.

[Fran Marie]

Its nice that you still have them from
back then..i still have all mine to read
it's so comforting to browse through
them every now and then ..thanks Jacob

[Einstein Noodle]

well done Fran! reading touches my heart .. i feel the melancholy acceptance of your speaker .. it builds as i was reading and forming the image of her .. the touch of rain in closing is perfect says i .. puts the cap on it. best of the day to ya Fran!
E.

[Fran Marie]

Thanks E always nice to read
your reviews and kind words
I so very much appreciate you;

[Einstein Noodle]

back at ya Fran! :)