Thankful For Love Letters

May we be blessed to acknowledge all the wonders in our life
that have, for us, thus far accrued…
and to begin each day with a word of thanks…
and thoughts of gratitude.

Today I’m thankful for love letters…for the feeling that ignites them…
and to philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
for an easy guide on how to write them…

(My apologies to Mr. Rousseau who I’m paraphrasing here)
He said:
to write the perfect love letter 
one that will forever endear…

You begin by knowing exactly what you want to write…
How, with love you are truly smitten…

but you finish that perfect love letter…
without knowing what you’ve written.
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Kendrick Avatar
August 30, 2023 at 6:51 AM
Interesting thoughts penned. I don't think I have written that perfect love letter. Thanks for sharing this one with us. Sara
Yerman Avatar
September 8, 2023 at 3:09 PM
Thanks Sara... have a great day... I think any love letter that comes from the heart is a perfect love letter. :)
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