Dear Lord Tennyson, I hope this letter finds you well. I'm a 16 year old high school student who has read many poems by yourself and other romantic poets and wanted to tell you what a big fan of your work I am. I look forward to reading more of your poems in the future. Your poem, Tears, Idle Tears, impacted and connected with me more than you will ever know. At first, when I read this poem, I was confused about the meaning of tears. Are they happy tears of memory, sad tears of loss, tears of frustration or confusion, or each of these tears in turn or together? That's when I realized that what you did in this poem was truly exceptional and showed your abilities as a writer and poet. You were able to capture what it means to lose someone close to you: the mixed emotions, the pain, the difficulty of wanting to hold onto the pass rather than move on and let go. It must have been even more difficult for you, knowing that your friend's death led to some of your most infamous works, which were later collected and published as In Memoriam in 1850 and included in over a decade....