With the letters that I wrote
I put heartfelt words in a quote
Dear friends & family, near & dear
I hope these letters bring you good cheer
From stickers & cut-outs of magazines
I create art with ribbons in between
Folding it, I place it in an envelope,
Wishing this also helps you'll cope
I think of the journey this letter will take
Perhaps across streets, vehicles, seas & lakes
I scribble on the addresses
And forget all of my stresses
Finally, the stamp I then place
Thinking of the smile on your face
I take a long walk to the post office
Handing the letters, I am so glad that I'm delirious
Post Script:
This was a unforeseen surprise I got few hours after I published and shared my initial poem.
This poem written by one of my good friends, Rishabh Jaiswal, was inspired by the above poem that I wrote. These two poems are like two sides of a coin, in the way it highlights perspectives of the letter writer and the letter receiver, which I found so profound that I just needed to publish this as well. Like a sequel to my poem.
Following is the poem he wrote back to me:
"A Letter was received"
By Rishabh Jaiswal
I received a letter, a friend wrote to me
And the words in it sent me in a state of glee
I had many things to do, but I didn't pay them heed
I left everything aside just to give it a read
O! the magic in her words, nothing could be better
The letter she wrote to me is about writing a letter.
