Letter From Italy Poem by Nilika Athauda

Letter From Italy

Rating: 4.1


Along the letter's passages
sentences and words
though I read with eagerness,
compiling all the items she's sent,
to find four simple words
which she has forgotten to send
with ship full of merchandise, as usual.
Hopelessly beaten I sat on floor,
as years I have waited
for her to return
Yet:
She has forgotten my age and size
as well as to say
"I love you son"

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Jayatissa K. Liyanage 28 August 2014

Shattered expectations of a loving son, expressed wonderfully. Truly touching. It really deserves to be the poem of the day. Well done! Thanks for sharing.

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* Sunprincess * 28 August 2014

............very nicely done....I love you, are the words everyone wishes to hear....coming from family is most important.....

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Deepak Manchanda 12 August 2012

Separation and a mother's love. Moving.

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Saadat Tahir 12 August 2012

i read more then just a mothers love in this... i reckon it is deeper and geographic in magnitude... lovely ***

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Jasbir Chatterjee 28 August 2012

nice poem...very touching indeed...

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Akhtar Jawad 29 August 2014

Congrats. a well deserved poem of the day, with the desired magical words- Yet: She has forgotten my age and sizeas well as to sayI love you son

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a package filled with items in a way says I love you son..the 4 words most wanted for the poet of this poem to hear..remember love can be expressed in many different words and action speaks louder than words..

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a package filled with items in a way says I love you son..the 4 words most wanted for the poet of this poem to hear..remember love can be expressed in many different words and action speaks louder than words..

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Neela Nath Das 28 August 2014

Congrats! It touched my heart!

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Should a mother use the four letter word To express her heart seemingly unknown When she is in the very air you breathe And in the restless waters that endlessly flow........ Very good poem by Nikila. I invite you to my page too....

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