Dispatches for the Colonial Office: Letters of Transit

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Lawrence Hall

Letters of Transit

Thanks to an idea from Omni and friends,

“Humphrey Bogart Blues,” Hello Poetry

There are always distracting macguffins in life:

A missing cufflink, Chekhov’s rifle, Tintern Abbey

An anonymous message torn in half

Letters of transit signed by General Weygand

But better are the letters of transit she writes:

Coded soul-maps in her sighs

Secret signals in her eyes

Her dreams revealed as this surprise -

The only true letter of transit is

Her love

Dispatches for the Colonial Office