Reading these old letters
made special by your penmanship
They always makes me feel better
reading these old letters
Tears make my cheeks wetter
as I steady a quivering lip
reading these old letters
made special by your penmanship(RIP, Dad)
©Vivian Zems
(#Triolet)
Today Sara Connor hosts at dVerse and wants us to write about love tokens.
Smell The Coffee 
March 6, 2018 at 11:48 pm
I have my mom’s handwritten letters and it brings a special joy reading it. So nice that you are able to keep your dad’s letters. They are precious keepsakes. Love the form too.
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March 7, 2018 at 9:11 am
Thanks, Grace….these are the kind of treasures money can’t buy.
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March 7, 2018 at 12:54 am
kaykuala
A great tribute for the love of a father, Vivian. Not many have the privilege of such letters you are blessed with!
Hank
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March 7, 2018 at 9:09 am
Thanks, Hank… it’s a real blessing.
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March 7, 2018 at 2:47 am
Letters are very special when they come from a parent. I could feel the emotion in the flow of your poem. Very nice Vivian.
Dwight
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March 7, 2018 at 8:28 am
Thanks Dwight 🙂
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March 7, 2018 at 5:24 am
I wish I had some letters like that… my father and mother never wrote a lot and postcards are gone I think.
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March 7, 2018 at 8:26 am
In the absence of these things, we still have our memories , at least.
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March 7, 2018 at 6:34 am
There’s something so special about letters. An email isn’t quite the same! The gentle repetition works well here, and the different emotions the letters bring.
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March 7, 2018 at 8:27 am
Thanks Sarah 🙂
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March 7, 2018 at 1:02 pm
Such a pull on the heart. Sarah is right, email can’t contain the emotion and memory of the hand writing the words…(K)
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March 7, 2018 at 8:03 pm
So true. ..thanks for stopping by 😊
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March 7, 2018 at 1:26 pm
I have some letters that my parents wrote to each other while engaged. Such precious treasures, those words from the past!
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March 7, 2018 at 7:44 pm
Words that never die….
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March 7, 2018 at 2:23 pm
Beautiful, Vivian. A lovely triolet, expressing a deep sentiment. The refrain just makes it all the more poignant.
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March 7, 2018 at 7:44 pm
Thanks, Jane😊
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March 7, 2018 at 8:04 pm
🙂
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March 7, 2018 at 4:15 pm
Letters from Dad, would be a very special keepsake. I wish my Dad, had written letters to me.
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March 7, 2018 at 7:43 pm
😊
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March 7, 2018 at 8:44 pm
Yes the penmanship … both the familiar hand and the voice…so well said within the form!
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March 7, 2018 at 11:43 pm
Thanks,Janice 🙂
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March 8, 2018 at 1:38 am
Gulp. How beautiful. It makes me wish that I had something special left from my father rather than memories, although, I guess, memories shouldn’t be taken for granted. Thank you, Vivian!
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March 8, 2018 at 11:29 am
My pleasure…glad you enjoyed it
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March 8, 2018 at 3:20 am
It is amazing how an old letter can help me recall so many things I thought I had forgotten. It makes me wonder where those memories really are.
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March 8, 2018 at 12:02 pm
🙂
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March 8, 2018 at 8:44 pm
I agree, very special. I have my grandmother’s journal from when she was young, working the summer in Yellowstone 1915 I think. 🙂
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March 8, 2018 at 10:24 pm
🙂
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May 8, 2018 at 6:49 pm
Breathtaking! In fact, I just uploaded a ‘Triolet’ of my own onto my blog. It’s linked below. I’d love it if you would have a look over it and leave me some tips on how to improve. I’m sure I could learn a lot from you. I hope you like it!
https://poeticaparadisum.wordpress.com/2018/05/08/twinkling-stars-triolet/
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