When the silken scarf was opened

It revealed a few items of jewellery

And seventeen unopened letters

Which were addressed to the poet

These were the tender letters of Sultana Tabet

A widow who had once been his friend

 

 

 

Note – When he was seventeen Kahil Gibran was introduced to a widow of twenty-two named Sultana Tabet and they soon began exchanging books and notes

The poet was contacted shortly after Sultana Tabet’s death and was given a silk scarf which when opened revealed a few items of jewellery and seventeen tender love letters