For Once, There Would Be a Letter for Him (Picture Book Feature: The Uncorker of Ocean Bottles)

Hey my Lovelies,

Wherever you are right now,
However you're feeling right now,
I hope this message brings you a cloud of warm, soapy sweetness,
Like morning sunbeams in a secret garden,
Like smiling waves of a clear blue sea.

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If you happen to find a bottle in the ocean, the above would be my letter to you. It's what I most want to tell you. Right this minute.

The idea sprouted from a special picture book which I first heard about from my friend, Marcia Strykowski .

There was once an Uncorker of Oce...