Dear Stefanie:   Remember when you were seven; A little freckle-faced imp? You weren’t always sure-footed And often your big toe would be limp.   You liked to play with dolls And brush out their hair; And loved being on the swings Flying high into…

Dear former Idealistic Self, 20 Years Ago, Twenty years is a blink, but you already know the relativity of time. So listen, and change course. The path you’re on, though good, is not the right path for you. You feel lost and you’re searching for…

7 quick poems to previous versions of gareth i. Dear gareth, Age 4 Arranging Paper Words On Gran & Grandad’s Dining Room Floor Not got much to say to you, buddy. You seem to be doing ok, so far as I can see. ii. Dear…

Dear Rose, age 18 It won’t be as much fun as you think. I could explain, but you won’t believe me.                        – Your Future Self

You, the bookworm, You, the nature lover, You, the animal mom. You, the sensitive, You, the shy kid, You, the fearful one. You, writing in your journal You, playing in the woods You, singing your songs… I hear you — I care about you —…

Dear Sandra,17, I love you, I wish I could tell you to be different, to be braver, to believe in yourself, l don’t want us to live through the pain, but we must for that is how we learn, we grow, how we become me,…

You are my favorite flavor. You taste of salt, tea and hot chocolate   I breathe you in. You smell of sawdust, surf and sweat   You smell like mine

Dear precious little Gina Never saying a word Then scream at the top of the stairs Just trying to be heard. Dear pretty little Gina The world will work out fine. In spite of how it seems The smiles will come with time. Dear precocious…

Jeez brother, why are you so sad? We get it, you’re growing up We get it, it’s strange and weird We get it, you’re leaving but why? Why are you sad? You’re about to enter that part of the Indie movie Where the character sits…

Dear baby Rach, It really was OK for you to come when you did be who you were to get to who you are. Which is me now. It doesn’t really matter if it was a shock when you arrived. And you didn’t mean to…