I dreamt of Papa

shuffling letters in his hands

walking to the letterbox

stopping and reading the addresses

checking the seal, uncurling edges

once again before posting,

as if parting from friends.

Checking the lock,

and the time plate on red box,

he turned one last time  –

looked at me and said,

‘one of these will reach you, soon’.

The letter comes as letters

One character

One word in

One dream

each night.