writing her a letter

before email,

before computers, before cell phones,
or texting.

before
this world went crazy
and illiterate,

i'd take a pen to paper
and write a letter to a loved one

or a friend.

i'd take my time
and say exactly what I meant.

long hand.

then fold it over and into
the envelope it went.

a stamp licked and pressed
into the corner.

the address affixed.

then i'd drive to the post office
late at night

in the snow. no one else out but me.
I can still see
the flakes

like bright confetti melting
against the glass

as I drove in peace. wanting to
place my letter in the box.
to be read at last.