Norma and Gene

norma_and_gene

(Click on image to see reverse side)

FOUND by Stacy in Oxford, Kansas

I found this wonderful love letter on the very top shelf in the office supply closet of the apartment complex I manage, along with four others. The envelopes have 3 cent stamps and postmarks that include encouragement to buy U.S. Bonds. I was intrigued right away because the letters are all from November and December of 1950 but the apartment complex wasn’t built until 1984. I chose this letter to share because it reflects not only the sweet, innocent love of that time, but also a little about life in general.

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  • orinocowomble

    Some people take their love letters with them when they move, Finder. I know I would.
    Interesting that when you hover the mouse over the image it says “Norma and Gene.”
    “Darling…Honey…Darling” would get a bit old for me, though. Be nice if he could start a sentence with a different word!

  • Hiplainsdrifter_HPD

    Goodbye Norman and Gene
    Though I never knew Honey at all
    Honey had the grace to hold herself
    While those around Honey crawled
    They crawled out of the woodwork
    And they whispered into her darling brain
    They set Honey on the treadmill
    And they made Honey change her darling name

    And it seems to me Honey lived Your darling life
    Like a candle in the wind
    Never knowing where to go to Kansas or who to cling to
    When the rain set in
    And I would have liked to have known Honey
    But I wasn’t born until 1960
    Your darling candle burned out long before I could repay you that money I owed
    Your darling leger ever did

    Loneliness was tough
    The toughest role Honey ever played
    Kansas City created a superstar
    And pain was the price Honey paid
    Even when Honey died
    Oh the press still hounded Honey
    All the papers had to say
    Was that Honey Darling was found in the nude

    And it seems to me Honey lived Your darling life
    Like a candle in the wind
    Never knowing where to go to Kansas or who to cling to
    When the rain set in
    And I would have liked to have known Honey
    But I wasn’t born until 1960
    Your darling candle burned out long before I could repay you that money I owed
    Your darling legend ever did

    Goodbye Norman and Gene
    Though I never knew Honey at all
    Honey had the grace to hold yourself
    While those around Honey crawled

    Goodye Norman and Gene
    From the young man in the 22nd row
    Who sees Honey as something more than sexual
    More than just our Marilyn Monroe

    And it seems to me Honey lived Your darling life
    Like a candle in the wind
    Never knowing where to go to Kansas or who to cling to
    When the rain set in
    And I would have liked to have known Honey
    But I wasn’t born until 1960
    Your darling candle burned out long before I could repay you that money I owed
    Your darling legend ever did

    And I would have liked to have known Honey
    But I wasn’t born until 1960
    Your darling candle burned out long before I could repay you that money I owed
    Your darling legend ever did

  • Clover_in_the_Lawn

    I can’t make it show me the other side. :-(

  • julieism

    too sweet…love it!

  • fwd079

    Nice :)