Letters are difficult to find nowadays
When everything was poured into those words
They were not authors or poets
Only simple words in cursive held hands
Entrusted with delivering the most intimate speeches
They meant so much to the reader
The eyes would reflect on the sentences
Sometimes, more than once, even for a lifetime
Will be kept away as precious jewels in a handmade box
Crafted with secret chambers
Precious words are like sparkling jewels
The words of the heart crossed boundaries
So many of them held different versions of history too
When times were inimical and lovers separated
Letters bridged the chasm
Many undiscovered letters may still be breathing
Hoping to see the new light of today
The benevolent narrator of bygone eras
Hope, words today carry the same intensity
Not only of poets and authors
Also, of thinkers and scholars
When delusions behave like the mythical hydra
Fanaticism erases reasons and will to love
Not only letters of meaning keep knowledge alive
Also, human emotions will breathe
~Amitav
Amitav Chowdhury 
But for the letters, I would not have had friendships lasting 67 years and still going strong!
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You are right! Such communications are precious! Enduring friendships, and letters written from the heart.
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True.
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The letters that used to fall like a waterfall through my mail slot are but a trickle now…I have one dear friend in her early eighties who sends me the most wonderful letters, I in turn, send her copies of my posts as she avoids computers. Hooray for letters, Amitav!
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Hi Kim. how have you been?
You shared such a sweet anecdote. I ndeed, letters were more comprehensive, emotions poured into each word, and most importantly, care was taken to write each sentence. In fact, I know people had beautiful cursive handwriting; treat for the eyes to read them.
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What have I been up to lately? Exploring my own city, picnicking in the park and playing Bocce…
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I could not agree with you more! I feel like the essence of letters has just vanished entirely, with the rise of the internet. It’s sad, because letters are so organic and raw and real and for me, there’s nothing better than getting a hand-written letter from someone I care about. I feel like letters exemplified the importance of writing too, and there was so much beautiful expression. But I guess, the world has to move forward and in the process, leave some things behind
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So true. The other day I was watching a documentary on Roald Dahl, where he spoke how we wrote with a pencil (6 pencils to be precise) to write and edit his manuscripts, meticulously going through each sentence. Writers were sentient and felt each word they wrote. I feel the same with letters, it genuinely communicated much more; the feelings on reading a letter were just cannot be explained. As if the two souls just meet somewhere to speak. I hope we are not leaning behind something important in the rush to adopt the changes.
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I miss them too.
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Some changes are unreasonable.
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Those were different times.
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