Short Return Address Poems

1972, Cam Thanh 
her envelope is perfumed and fancy 
an exquisite calligraphy with a flair
exuberant scrolled letters showing her personality
tiny hearts and stars at return address
Young G.I. leans back and smiles, 
remembering his carefree life
before he ended up in this coconut forest
in Viet Nam...

Read More

The energy I give expect nothing in return
The energy I received was returned to sender
No return address 
With a letter that read
 My system is setup to block any and all idiots
Only downloads permitted is positivity
As you can see we have moved
So you are blocked 
So please don't resume 
Signed by awareness 


ShErEe © 2020...

Read More

In the mailbox sat
This valentine of mine,
With no return address 
No name did they sign

Like my mind at the time
The little card was blank,
Who left it for me to find
… Just who do I thank?

Maybe it is best this way
Not knowing who it was,
Just another kind heart
Who put it there because 

It was February 14th, after all 
And the snow was falling fine,
When in the mailbox sat
This valentine of mine …

...

Read More

You were gone, though you had never left
on a long vacation, from yourself
they'd arrive in batches, every day
no return address, no greeting

Questions, feelings, hope was fleeting
then missing died, one lonely day
as did the heart that still lay beating
in the empty room next door

No warm goodbyes, or teary eyes
no last dance to an old, sad song 
just picture postcards, curled and fading
fading, like our memories...

Read More