Across my room
in the oak chest of drawers,
the top right is yours.
Packed with all the love letters
from our many years behind
with love, each one has been signed
The stories unfold like the sheets of tattered paper
this one here is from many years ago
The one that asked me to the Homecoming Dance
it was accompanied by one single red rose
This letter was passed while crossing in the hall
we had no time to talk that day at all
You passed it to me on your way to Art class
I unfold the paper and what did I find
A simple “I love you”
This picture is one I drew for you
it was hanging in your locker as long as I knew
Our stories have unfolded from these simple little notes
That one in the blue envelope is a letter you sent to me
While you were deployed in another country
Our love continues to burn inside
these letters no longer have anything to hide
I rummage in them when you are not here
Just to remember where our love began
how things were back then
This love letter collection will continue to grow
reminding me of our love you never forget to show
Across the room in that oak drawer
Our stories unfold
forevermore
Author notes
prompt: song Prompts "the love letter collection"
true story, all these letters i really do have in my box that I keep
A contest entry
- The 28 Ways by lowercase prelude.
700 points, ended August 26, 2008, 14 entries
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Comments
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This is beautiful and I can see the homecoming dance with the lovely dresses and the stars in your eyes... This poem just showed me that there is something like everlasting love and happily ever afters...
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This was beautiful, I kept waiting for the sad part though >.< I like happy endings<3 ^^
i love the whole idea of this poem, from the highschool days of note passing to where your love has bloomed over the years. =] great write.
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Oh my god, while I was reading this, I was actually terrified that it was going to have a sad ending - I'm so glad to see it didnt...
This was so beautiful, and nostalgic, and loving - I'd say it made most readers wish that they too had a love letter drawer and so many memories tied away on paper and pen, to look back on and cherish and relive the memories.
You summed up some of them beautifully for us here, and the choice of background was inspired - thank you fro entering!
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This poem truly does unfold a story throughout time, and I thank you for sharing and writing about them in poetry form. I appreciate you not only writing about them, and also entering the poem into my contest.
Thank you again,
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WOW!
veting. GREAT WORK.
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Awww...I and hubby have our collections too.....Our notes and letters, gift tags and cards...
A veyr beautiful poem dear...hope that drawer gets too full to keep your letters!
All the very best in the contest!
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great job sissy!!!
i love the description and all!
great write and def keep it up!
i love you,
Sis -
beautifully done darling, the description that you put of the letters, plus the events, plus what they actually said, filled in every blank the reader would look for. I'm sure we all have old love letters, unfortunetely I burned mine to ash...no proof of the memory means it never existed
Love you,
Well done,
Eggeh
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omg, amy..this was amazing!
i love how it's true, it is such a great love poem!
ur poems just keep getting more amazing each time!
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Oh this is beautiful Amy!!!
you have truly shown how words to one another can be so magical and how everything tells a story.
this is so heartfelt and reflects how so many of us feel about those we love who are far away from us.
keep up the awesome writing
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I absoloutely love it Amy. Great work
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And have some applause to go with my comment.
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It's great how the rhyming isn't forced here, you dont need to read the poem in a set rhythm so it's just like the story you mention. Personally I think it would've been better if you'd started with "Across the room in that old oak drawer" like you finished with and then added the Forevermore to the end, but it works just fine this way too. I can't think of anything more heartwarming than reading about a girl who's actually found a guy and decided to write a poem about him or the love letters you have from him.
I really enjoyed this poem and it made my day, considering the weather outside is so bad as well ^^
Many thanks for the write.
Scot -
reading this actually bought a tear to my eye
fantastic poem -
wow this gave me goosebumps litterly. this poem was amazing!!! you should win this contest. I know the feeling, i no longer have one of those drawers but i do have a lot of memories i look back on... this was a wonderful write i loved it!
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Emotional and with fantastic imagery
Wonderful take on the prompt -
This is GREAT!!! Keep up the good writing, and good luck!
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That's a sweet letter to start my day Good luck with the contest.
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