Lost Love Letters

By Sylvia E. Weinstein

Promises made, he says “I’ll write every day.”
But Army training couldn’t help a Soldier fulfill his promise.
An exhausting experience preparing for war, time passes,
transfers to other camps.
Unit goes overseas and letter writing becomes a luxury.
In the midst of battle V-Mail becomes the mode of
communication.
But the code “a slip of the lip sinks ships” leaves black lines
thru words.
Words illegible to read, only “I miss you, I love you,”
brings tears to her eyes.

Shoe boxes stored the precious pieces of paper,
#1- North Africa, #2 Sicily, #3-Italy, #4-France, $5-Germany
– ending at the Dachau Concentration Camp.
Mailman delivers, but weeks and months go by, but finally
he rings the bell –
This signal tells here the long awaited letters have finally
arrived.
The years go by, boxes stored on a shelf wait to be re-read
and shared together.

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Publication: Memories By Suey
Date: Year 2008
Poetry by Sylvia E. Weinstein
First Edition, 2008