A Letter

I glance at your name 
Once more,
There it lay on paper,
Etched, so surely.
I questioned myself and whether
I now wanted to send this to you
Many years have passed 
And we’re now both
On separate continents
Each with a family
Each with a life
Now the music comes to my heart
That of a song, played so long ago,
For you and I
We were each to sit and listen to a song
And remember our days together
Yet you were alone on a balcony
And I was alone on mine,
Far away from each other
And so, my letter to you will not be sent 
Rather, I will place it in my box of memories
With letters written to you.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008



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Date: 11/1/2009 3:52:00 PM
The emotion comes through your words in this poem. I like the perspective you provide the reader. Keep on writing! Karen
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Date: 11/1/2009 11:37:00 AM
Wow, amazing poem you wrote there, absolutely love it. Nicely done.
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Date: 11/1/2009 3:29:00 AM
Desirable poem that speaks volumes of emotion. Sincerely,Eric
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Date: 10/26/2009 5:20:00 AM
Many, many congratulations on your poetry being featured on this October week >> James
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Date: 10/26/2009 4:36:00 AM
Congratulations on your well deserved poetry being featured this week Reem. May you have many more features. Love, Carol
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Date: 10/25/2009 6:21:00 PM
Heartfelt poem. Congratulations on having it featured this week. Keep on writing. Wishing you continued success. Karen
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Date: 4/28/2009 1:50:00 PM
whoa! the comments are intense! Reem! what can I add... yes, yes..the good poems are the ones that bring out the passion in the comments!!! like yours! Jim
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Date: 4/13/2009 2:15:00 PM
What a charming way to remember. Brought a smile to my face. Enjoyed it. Thank you for sharing this poem with us and for your kind comment on mine. Keep on writing! Karen
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Date: 8/12/2008 3:39:00 PM
Dear Reem, your poem The Letter is an extremely beautiful picturization of love lost -incredibly true. It has happened in many lives. There is an Urdu couplet which translates as under: My episode is endowed with such glory Every listener claims it to be his story. Thanks for your praise of my poem You Didn't Come. --Mohammad
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Date: 8/8/2008 2:33:00 PM
I echo Carrie's remark - we all have alove that got away, I think...yet we are all where we are meant to be, are we not? well done. Love Kristin
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Date: 8/8/2008 10:46:00 AM
Diddo!! Moved me to,such much Im bout to write something in a little while beautiful poem,and real as well not afraid to say how you feel.
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Date: 8/8/2008 9:55:00 AM
This poem moved me.....how many of us have someone who was so much a part of us in the past, yet both of us have moved on, to different places, to different lives. We never forget, yet we never can go back again. Very meaningful words in your poem. ....Sincerely, Carrie
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