Thursday, September 1, 2011

Letters In A Satin Box

within the old box
his letters from long ago
tied with blue ribbons

each night brings sorrow
her sheet remains empty cold
his touch a lost dream

weeping through the night
arms reaching out his body
forever alone






4 comments:

Anonymous said...

this is so sad, there is nothing better than a tragic Haiku, love all that emotion!

Vinay Leo R. said...

Heartache for who is lost. We all have been there, some time or the other I think. Well said, Melanie..

Anonymous said...

bittersweet and poignant ... full of love and well done!!

Amity said...

We've been ther, done that... as what Leo have said!

So sad Melanie :(
But I so love your thoughts, makes me go back to some moments in time :)