Two Ways To Do a Letter

A snail mail letter
From a faraway friend
Or from the e-mail
To be readout by a friend
A letter can be cheerful

Making you feel good
A letter can be sad
Making you cry out
A letter read from a far
away friend
Always seems they are
near

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Date: 1/26/2021 1:40:00 PM
Lovely poem Darlene, I for one at the ripe old age of eighteen am a great fan of handwritten letters and emails!
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 2/25/2021 5:49:00 PM
Hello Blamelless Vestal, yes there is nothing likr a hand written letter. That how i keep in touch with my far away friend. Enjoy your evening my friend.
Date: 8/14/2020 9:46:00 AM
You, Darlene, have a “Dear Friend,” soul!
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Date: 8/14/2020 3:04:00 PM
Hello Kim, thank you. Enjoy your evening my friend. Hugs.
Date: 8/10/2020 9:01:00 AM
Hi Darlene, I must say that I don't write letters for the snail mail any more - emails are far quicker as long as you edit it and you know it is correct. But whatever the case, both can bring good news or sad. When I was at boarding school the last two years of my schooling one of the (It was a Convent) nuns every lunchtime used to give us our mail. I had many pen pals all over the world so I got the most mail. Your poem is fantastic - keep writing your golden poems. Hugs Jennifer.
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/10/2020 11:19:00 AM
Hello Jennifer, I have taken the summer off to snail mail. But i will get back into it. I enjoy snail mail. I do a few e-mail. to . I will continue to create poetry. Hugs Darlene Be safe. Hugs. Darlene
Date: 8/8/2020 2:25:00 PM
lovely topic, Darlene. I am very well known for WRITTEN letters. I hope to never stop writing them, yet they say the post office may be yanked away from us. Coins too. I do not like the direction our world is now taking. Emails are fantastic as well. Great job.
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/8/2020 4:18:00 PM
Hello Andrea,the post office may be yanked away from us! Why? Coins to! I save my extra coins then roll tem up and buy things with them the extra coins. Nor do I like the direction the world is going. I don not mind e-mails.Thank you Andrea. Have a nice evening .
Date: 8/7/2020 12:54:00 PM
Absolutely dearest, Darlene! Thank you. Have a marvelous weekend my friend.
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/8/2020 5:41:00 AM
Hello Demetrios, Letters from a friend makes them seem near. Enjoy your your day my friend.
Date: 8/6/2020 3:21:00 PM
Oh, you've nailed it. I can the hear the voice of my friend when I am reading his letters! Thanks, Darlene. :) Gershon
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/6/2020 4:12:00 PM
Hello Gershon wolf, Yes I can also hear the voice of the person i received a letter from. i can also hear them yelling or crying. Also feel the tension they feel. Enjoy your evening my friend. Darlene
Date: 8/6/2020 1:58:00 PM
Wow touching topic that you've chosen.:-) I did not write letters.We use phones,send mails.But i must say ,my mom enjoyed writing and receiving letters .She has preserved few of them too and re-reads it when she finds time:-):-)A lovely poem.I am going to Fave it:-) Have a wonderful day Darlene mam.Take care.Much love:-)
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/6/2020 3:00:00 PM
Hello Deepa,Oh thank you Deepa. I write to 5 people. 3 in Canada and 2 in the United States. Take care Much love Darlene
Date: 8/6/2020 10:50:00 AM
- We rarely send letters with the postman in 2020 ... but, I remember I had several pen pals in my teens ... I was always looking forward to receiving letters ... a lovely poem, Darlene :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/6/2020 2:57:00 PM
Hello Anne-Lise, I have 5 people i writer letters to. I will write to them soon. i took time off for that. They are in Camada and the United States. Enjoy your evening my friend. hugs Darlene
Date: 8/6/2020 9:24:00 AM
Darlene..how very, very true. Letters are things of the past. I am glad I saved old ones. We hurry too much these days. Even emails can be horribly short. My new poem today is IF ONLY LOVE. Hope you find time to read it.PLUS my avatar. I never had one before.. Check it out Pangie xxxxoooo
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/6/2020 10:43:00 AM
Hello Panagiota, I still write letters. I have some saved to.Yes e-mails are short. I will look these up. Hugs Darlene xxxx-oooo.
Date: 8/6/2020 9:22:00 AM
I have been used to writing letters and emails.. exchanging news and thoughts.. feeling the warmth and connection of beautiful souls.. still doing that.. so sweet of you, dear Darlene, to share your thoughts and experiences with your fellow poets and friends.. Have a great day! Best regards and blessings.
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/6/2020 10:48:00 AM
Hello Besma,I still write letters to far away friends and some i e-mail. I like to share my thoughts and experiences. Enjoy your day my friend. God Bless. Darlene.
Date: 8/6/2020 8:05:00 AM
I rarely get a letter from a friend, they mostly come around Christmas time. When I do get one you’re right it feels like they’re close to you and makes your life cheerful. Blessings my friend
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/6/2020 10:50:00 AM
Hello Eve, I hope all is well with you. A letter from a far away friend makes them feel near. Blessings my friend. Darlene
Date: 8/5/2020 12:12:00 PM
Nothing better than to recieve a letter bearing good news Darlene. Hope you're well
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/5/2020 2:56:00 PM
Hello Tom, hi! yes Tom there is nothing like a letter hand written filled with good news. I am well thank you. I hope that you are to. Enjoy your evening my friend.
Date: 8/5/2020 7:03:00 AM
Dear Darlene, I really love this poem! I am one of those people who love writing letters! To and from far away friends! What a beautiful expression! Hugs, Mala
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/5/2020 9:36:00 AM
Hello Mala,I also write letters to far away friends. Some E-mail. Hugs Darlene.Thank you for the lovely comment. enjoy your day.
Date: 8/4/2020 8:54:00 PM
How very true. In a world of endless content, direct and personal letter writing art form reminds us of previous generations.
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/5/2020 5:08:00 AM
Hello Sigrid Ermine,es writing a letter is an art formwhich I still do. Enjoy your day my friend.
Date: 8/4/2020 4:44:00 PM
Brilliant Write my friend... so many ways we can talk to each other, fast and furious not always needed as you have made the point here... Best Wishes Darlene.. DAMO x
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/5/2020 5:10:00 AM
Hello Damian,yes that is my point. thank you for the lovely comment. enjoy your day my friend.
Date: 8/4/2020 1:26:00 PM
I agree Darlene. Especially years ago before e-mail and cell phones
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/4/2020 2:47:00 PM
Hello Thimothy McGuire, I also prefer the snail mail you can say a whole lot more on paper. Guess what? I do not own a cell phone. Enjoy your evening my friend.
Date: 8/4/2020 1:08:00 PM
Mail is always an uplifting thing whether it's snail mail or e-mail. It means your loved ones are thinking about you. Indeed it makes them seem not so far away. A good write my friend. I liked this a lot because it makes a point most of us don't often think about. God Bless, JB
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 8/4/2020 2:49:00 PM
Hello Judy Ball, Yes mail is always up lifting. Yes they seem to be closer. Thank you so much for the lovely comment. Enjoy your evening my friend.
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