Send Pieces

Inspired by my amazing sister who is away from me and serving as a missionary in Alaska.

Don't put your disembodied voice in an envelope-
Send objects.

Raindrops from your trip to Alaska,
Smiles from the wedding last winter,
A tissue from the last tear you cried.

Where do you now lay your head
    and where do your clothes now hang?

I want to taste the first snowflake of an Alaskan winter.
I want to hear the songs of the hunchback whales.
I want to feel your arms in a compassionate embrace.

Can you imagine me, sitting here, missing you,
Imagining you, there, away from me.
Send a bit of yourself home.
I long for your presence.