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"Dear Jane"

Dear Jane, I finally made it over here!
We arrived in the middle of a storm!
So much for my pristine uniform…
I can hear you laughing through your tears.

Dear Jane, I got your letter today.
Your words of love gave strength to me
To lie in wait for the enemy.
I heard your prayers from far away.

Dear Jane, I held your photograph.
The guys all wanted me to share.
I wouldn’t. I couldn’t. I didn’t dare…
My greedy gaze just made them laugh.

Dear Jane, thank you for the sweater.
And your cookies were a huge success!
The guys say send some more express!
I just want another letter…

Dear Jane, I have some news to tell…
Now, don’t worry, my love, I’ll be okay.
The good news is, from what they say,
My injury might get me out of this hell.

Dear Jane, I got my orders last night.
I’m shipping out…I’m coming home!
Please wear that dress of green seafoam…
It makes yours green eyes shine so bright.

Dear Mrs. Johnson, we regret to inform
Your husband died from complications…
Here’s a purple heart for consolation…
he’ll be buried in his uniform.

Image is the photo manipulation I made, Dear Jane Letters (see image for stock credit), [link]

Poem was written in the wee hours of the morning, so of course now I'm finding typos

I tried for a happy ending, but the visual didn't allow for that... I'm working on a happier version, just trying to find the right visual piece.

Original poem by me, © melanie joy 2008

I give permission to ~Unique-Manip , =PoetryPlease , and *Visual-Poetry-Club to display this in their galleries.

Description
"Dear Jane"

Dear Jane, I finally made it over here!
We arrived in the middle of a storm!
So much for my pristine uniform…
I can hear you laughing through your tears.

Dear Jane, I got your letter today.
Your words of love gave strength to me
To lie in wait for the enemy.
I heard your prayers from far away.

Dear Jane, I held your photograph.
The guys all wanted me to share.
I wouldn’t. I couldn’t. I didn’t dare…
My greedy gaze just made them laugh.

Dear Jane, thank you for the sweater.
And your cookies were a huge success!
The guys say send some more express!
I just want another letter…

Dear Jane, I have some news to tell…
Now, don’t worry, my love, I’ll be okay.
The good news is, from what they say,
My injury might get me out of this hell.

Dear Jane, I got my orders last night.
I’m shipping out…I’m coming home!
Please wear that dress of green seafoam…
It makes yours green eyes shine so bright.

Dear Mrs. Johnson, we regret to inform
Your husband died from complications…
Here’s a purple heart for consolation…
he’ll be buried in his uniform.

Image is the photo manipulation I made, Dear Jane Letters (see image for stock credit), [link]

Poem was written in the wee hours of the morning, so of course now I'm finding typos

I tried for a happy ending, but the visual didn't allow for that... I'm working on a happier version, just trying to find the right visual piece.

Original poem by me, © melanie joy 2008

I give permission to ~Unique-Manip , =PoetryPlease , and *Visual-Poetry-Club to display this in their galleries.