Love Letters

The first five poems in this cycle are part of twenty-six that I wrote for Layna before going on a long trip to Lebanon”one piece per day, sequenced, and each sealed in its own envelope. The final poem, “The Proposal,” was written upon my return. Twenty-two years later, two kids, and a lifetime of adventures, my hair is greyer, but the love remains young and new. Layna, you are the air I breath and the blood in my veins. “Elie H. Haddad Duration: 10:00