Overwhelmed, Overdrawn, and Over There

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Overwhelmed, Overdrawn and Over There
Three babies under three
Married to madness beginning to manifest
In a country where people
Have been bred for generations to be
Distant, Logical, and Blunt
Vowels that sound like home
But the meaning eludes me
Ich verstehe nur Bahnhof
Then came the letters from Dad
Office envelopes containing
The spiky backhand I know so well
The faint smell of English Leather
Delicious wit like Swiss cheese on pumpernickel
The lighthouse and the cortland tree
The quest for wild asparagus and pheasant
Paul and Mary getting serious
Your mother sends her love
Twenty bucks just in case
And always a comic strip from home
Far Side, Peanuts, Wizard of Id
Fifty--a hundred life-lines.
How is that I didn't save even one?
They saved me each week.
poetry
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
Ich liebe und vermisst du
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
very nice
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
I like it! Those comics are hilarious! Isn't it funny (strange) we never realise to hold on to some things?!
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
Ich liebe auch dich
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
Maggie-

What a beautiful note about beautiful notes. It's important to realize how many times people save us and encourage everyday in many countless ways. Don't wait until it's too late. I like the feeling of loneliness and distance you convey. I like how you gently and lovingly form the language. Thanks.

I have missed your writing. Don't stay away so long
Ever the Moskowitz

(any news on your publication?)
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
Istoppen Sie bitte, Deutsches zu sprechen, por favor. Englisch ist genug für mich schwierig.

Shalom, Buddah
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
Ms. Mitchell -

I just re-read this one - so talented and, more importantly,so self-respecting.

You don't pander to get attention, as I am wont to do. Such a quietly massive talent 'tis God given - nurture it.

I'm your fan - Moskowitz
Reply #8 from JoeUser Forums Top
This is wonderful!

My grandmother always sent a piece of gum in her letters to me. Wrigley's spearmint still reminds me of her!