Friend's Letter

By Malar Tamil

21st Century


Quite unexpected
Your letter comes
Like the first monsoon rain

Your memories rise
A fragrance out of
Dry earth

Your handwriting
On the envelope¡¯s address
Each letter
A teardrop

Imprisoned in the
Present time
Longing for a
Secret confidence
My eyes drink
All your words

The sunken ways
Leading to the fort of the Past
The long lines

A virtual reality of
The happiest moments
Ends with your
Signature at bottom

Please write again
Drag me to dead years

(Visuals telecast in Singapore TV in January 2000)

DayPoems Poem No. 2397
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