A hand-written letter

Letter writing is the only device for combining solitude with good company. ~Lord Byron





Sir, more than kisses, letters mingle souls.
For, thus friends absent speak. - John Donne




And none will hear the postman's knock
Without a quickening of the heart.
For who can bear to feel himself forgotten?
~W.H. Auden

Isn't it a treat to recieve a hand-written letter in this day of cyber-communication? My daughter and her friends have taught me much about faithful correspondence. Tea bags, flower seeds, and words of affection have been mailed back and forth from Oregon and Canada and beyond, thanks to their devotion to letter writing. Through the years, I have solidified dear friendships by way of letters, but the demands of life have allowed me to push letter writing to the back burner. That's not acceptable to me any longer. It's time for some new stationery and a few moments of reflection in writing to friends and family far away.