Letters!
Wrinkled, thumbed, yellowed.
Dated her collegedays.
All beginning with
"Dearest Dora".
Dora! Doreen!
The vexatious old Doreen!
Incorrigibly narky,
Definitely unsweet.
And yet,
Here it is.
Her very own
Sweet,
Pricey,
Sealed carton story,
Being sold to scrapdealer,
With quivering hands.
Wrinkled, thumbed, yellowed.
Dated her collegedays.
All beginning with
"Dearest Dora".
Dora! Doreen!
The vexatious old Doreen!
Incorrigibly narky,
Definitely unsweet.
And yet,
Here it is.
Her very own
Sweet,
Pricey,
Sealed carton story,
Being sold to scrapdealer,
With quivering hands.
Ah, life and her memories. Painful yet indelible. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Shailaja
DeleteWe all have stories ... happy and painful ... beautifully written :-)
ReplyDeleteI do believe that we all have stories. Thank you Amrit
DeleteWonderful and so sympathetic. Made me think of Scrooge, as I just finished my annual re-read of A Christmas Carol.
ReplyDeleteThank you ... A Christmas Carol definitely the flavor of season
DeleteThe letters sold to the scrap dealer cannot wipe out the memories from the mind and heart. beautifully written.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Kalpana. I really like the way you summarised my little piece
DeleteAnd you put it crisp and right.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much.