Reading – ‘Tell Her That I Love Her’
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"Love conquers all (and spellchecks can sometimes be a waste of time!) Written for inclusion in a friend’s book in 2006. Much of the book’s story was set in Holland during WW2 when children were used as couriers - so called ' child soldiers'." - Allen Ansell She sits beside me as I type, but no-one can see her – we are alone. She smiles when I type her name, and broadcasts a loving smile. There is a serenity to this woman – a peace that is rare to find, an openness too – a big heart; bigger than her halo of golden hair. She does not always join me – leaving me here to the magic of my Dyn, sometimes to the pain of a stubborn empty page, or my tears of empathy. She once asked me, “What is the point?” and although I said we never know, never, the absurdity was me telling her such things! Some days we listen to the music. I can see her absorb melody like wine… no, like nectar… enriching, delighting; for her it is like manna from heaven. And when some beautiful chord of sound brightens up my room, she says it, six little words that I know she so desperately wants to hear. Yesterday, as the sun was setting behind the surrounding trees, she cried. Had I not turned and looked at her, I would not have known, there were no audible sobs, just sad green eyes and wet alabaster cheeks… and drips; salty drips that made the floor tiles wet. I did not need to ask the reason, for there was anger in the air around us. What she – they – had endured, beyond all reason, beyond all sanity, beyond, was spilled across the screen; a vermilion slash of cruel words that questioned her ending, and thus her beginning. And so, I defended her – for her… …her beloved tochter **. © Allen Ansell 2022 ** The word 'tochter' is recognised as meaning daughter in German, however at the time of writing I was told to use 'tochter' in respect of this Dutch child by my author friend.
Thoughtful and wonderful poem.
You can certainly see your writing skills in your work. All the time go after your heart.
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