The recent mail
if I had just discovered a fresh letter from the post,
there would be more pining for
I would love you more if you had introduced yourself yesterday
or if I knew less grace less often
I don’t see much of you,when I do, we don’t talk.
I’m running–I promise I love you
and I would tell the pagans this–
if I saw some every once and a while.
Author Note: i had just received an email from a girl that I had been attracted to, but she had moved away. she does not email often and it was the highlight of my day. at that moment, i pondered why do we take people that we see everyday for granted, and we appreciate so much the people that just pop into our lives every so often
About the author
I live with my wife, an artist, in Indianapolis. Besides poetry, I like to take photographs, read books, travel overseas, and listen to news/political podcasts, college lectures and classic literature. You can read about my approach to poetry on my poetics page. To stay in touch, follow me on Twitter or connect on a variety of other social networks.
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