What A Splendorous Day Poem by Louise Tredoux

What a splendorous day, how blue is the sea
how lovely the sand, and his letter to me,
I didn’t think he would think of my birthday,
but he did, he remembered me, he still
recalls the time we spent together, a boat,
we were still young and free, so full of
dreams – one dream he fulfilled today;
the dream that he would remember me
when he is away, did he write it down
in his dairy, how did he manage to keep
this memory? Now no matter how he
managed it, it came, this wonderful card
that he sent, a little bent – that’s post
office for you – but with a great
illustration of a yacht and the sea
reminding me of the sun, his
face, and the sea.