“I Regret to Inform You…”
“I regret to inform you….”
So many sad-news-letters begin
The news on TV
Should begin this way
So much of it bad
“He sailed away
Never to be heard from
His boat adrift on a foreign sea”
The ebb and flow of life
The highs and lows
The comings and goings
The finding of things unexpected
We stand on the fringe
And cheer with the crowd
Things aren’t perfect
But we are told, we are free
“I regret to inform you…”
Comes with such a sting
The words pierce the heart
Your breath catches in your throat
November 25, 2018
7 comments:
I agree with you. That sting introduction will do well at the start of news reports
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A letter like this would be one that change your life...
Yet I wonder how much regret there really is in such an official letter.
You're right. These days, every news bulletin should begin this way!
I think those are the saddest words....my heart drops whenever I hear them.
I haven't received a letter like that, but when my dad called to tell me that my mother had died, it was a "letter" forever imprinted on my heart.
Those are indeed menacing words. We never like the information that follows.
Yes, such polite announcement of tragedy or disaster.
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