Love Letters Poem by Jim Yerman

So much technology at our fingertips allows us to communicate with each other so much faster…but not necessarily better…for lost in our alacrity is the art of the love letter.

Oh, we can end a text with emoticons for love <3 for happy :) for kiss * but we don't have to write complete sentences anymore…which is something I dearly miss.

For it is only in a card or letter where the seeds of love are truly sown…taking the time to form the letters…writing from our heart…is an art form all its own.

When it comes to letter writing the French know this to be true…they have a special term for a love letter…it's called the billet-doux.

Why you may ask in today's fast paced world send something that moves with the speed of a snail? Because nothing beats the feeling one has when they receive a love letter in the mail.

(Let me assuage any misconceptions you may be thinking of…
for any letter or card you send someone…is an act of love.)

That elation we experience opening the envelope addressed to us and taking out a personal note…knowing someone not only took the time to write it…but to think about what they wrote.

Knowing they wrote it just for us…not for the entire world to see…gives the billet-doux a feeling of friendship…of closeness…of affection…of intimacy.

Yes the world is moving by at a rapid pace but a love letter is one way to fight it..because the greatest gift in a love letter is the time we take to write it.

So here's to writing and sending more love letters…for I imagine there are people out there who…would love to be on the receiving end of a billet-doux…from you.