Join Delores, MotherOwl, and me as we bring our poems to you Special Delivery!
You can post your poem in the comments or on your blog; if you do the latter, please leave a comment so we know where to find you.
Use the topic, or not; the idea is to have fun and maybe give your brain a workout.
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Without any preamble this week (I'm fine, I'm fine, don't worry, ha ha), here is my effort.
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We're More Alike Than Different
No matter the means of delivery--
Pony express or technology--
All of humanity feels a real thrill
When the mail brings a letter instead of a bill.
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Does your mailbox look like one of these? (Source: Pixabay) |
And some mail-related funnies from icanhas.cheezburger.com . . . . . .
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Next week's topic is ............ PORTALS ............... thank you, Delores.
Wishing you some good mail this week :)
Your poem is so true. And as I said to MotherOwl it is a reminder I should write more letters.
ReplyDeleteMe too, EC - me too.
DeleteI kind of have a thing for the USPS. People call them things like "snail mail" and make fun of their supposed inefficiency and such, but I can hand them a letter and for fifty cents they will deliver it to Florida or Maine, or anywhere else in the whole country.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the USPS is a good paying, union job doing honest, important, work that you don't have to be a white man with a college degree to get.
I kind of love them.
Your poem is perfect, and so true.
-Doug in Oakland
I agree about the postal service - where else can you get a deal like that? And the jobs, that too!
DeleteI really like your poem this week, it seems bills are the international mail boogeyman. And the magnet-photo had me laughing. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI like those mailboxes. Mine does not look a bit like any of those, as all Danish mailboxes are square and big. (Google postkasse to see how they look).
It's interesting how mailboxes are so different around the world!
DeleteEven within our country, we are changing to group mailboxes from individual boxes at the end of each home's driveway, to try reduce costs in the postal system.
I love the funnies and that row of mailboxes! How many are there?
ReplyDeleteAt least twenty, but the photo seems to go on forever!
DeleteYou made me smile. Our letterbox is nothing like those. The only letters we receive are from my mother, who writes manuscripts. Bills arrive via email. At times take away menus appear in our letter box.
ReplyDelete"Manuscripts" - hah! That could be good, or bad :)
Deletedear Jenny i hope wish hope and pray that you are perfectly fine and just cherishing your happy spring days and enjoying the fun that this delightful weather bring along:)
ReplyDeletetopic is fun and you treated it so well as always
these mail boxes looks like head removed from bodies lol
our's have body to stand upon
you always put some thought in your poetry my friend and this one brings in a sensitive thought
yes it is always PLEASANT SURPRISE WHEN mail drops LETTER but not just bills
i miss those days when my (late)parents and i used to write letters each week
you are exceptional in your selection of funnies dear Jenny ,each one made me laugh and smile
thank you sooo much for beautiful blog and wonderful sharing!
Hugs!
Eek! I didn't think about mailboxes looking like heads without bodies! Now I will always do so! lol
DeleteLetter-writers are rare these days, aren't they?
Thank you, as always, for your encouragement :)
So very true and well put..no bills please and no, never never pass on the chain letter meow. Next week....portals.
ReplyDeleteHa ha!
DeletePortals . . . I can already tell I'll be racking my brains over that :) Thanks, Delores.
A fine group of photos to go with your poem.
ReplyDeleteThe internets is wunnerful, Red :)
DeleteOur mailbox only contains bills and local ads. Mail only comes from the Internet now, some good, but mostly bad. I have to admit that it is easier to hit the delete button than to tear up envelopes. There is also a certain satisfaction to that.
ReplyDeleteYou're right - there's good and bad to electronic mail. Another plus to email is that you can filter it out somewhat.
DeleteJust finished some snail mail I’ve been putting off for ages. It is so much harder than the electronic version. Great poem!
ReplyDeleteIt is, I agree - typing is so much easier for me and doesn't set off my carpal tunnel numbness. And you don't have to find a stamp, and then go to the post office :) Good for you for doing all of that - someone will be happy to get your mail!
DeleteLetters are such fun, i need to write more of them so i can receive more of them.
ReplyDeleteMy poem is about what happens when you get back to the mail after being gone a week!
And it's so true!
DeleteReaders, you can click on messymimi's name above to be taken to her blog where you'll find her poem.
I love your poem - well done! Our mailbox is like the ones you have shown only maybe a little newer looking. That is the style required by the Post Office in our town. I used to love exchanging letters with friends and family and I have saved many of them as they are a bit of history that remind me of times past. I do love email though for the speed and efficiency.
ReplyDeleteYes to both keeping past letters and to loving email! (I keep emails, too, and sometimes print them out)
DeleteI haven't written a real letter in years. Sad, isn't it? Love the poem, though -- certainly true!
ReplyDeleteI think you're in the majority!
DeleteI must admit I prefer snail mail, both receiving and sending. E-mails and texts don't compare to an actual letter, notelet or even a bill delivered to your door by the local postman. This way of communicating seems much more friendly and personal.
ReplyDeleteWe don't have letter boxes as you show in the picture. Difficult to describe, but we have letter 'boxes' on our main outside door, which are openings for the postman to put our post/mail through. Nothing to do with a box, although some people (especially those with pets that like to tear up paper) do have a mesh 'box' on the inside for the letters to sit safely. I hope that makes sense.
Postmen have also been known to raise the alarm if they find that an elderly person needs help ie having a fall etc.
That is so true about postmen (and postwomen) being on the alert for older folks - it has happened here, too.
DeleteIf we ever ceased to get "real" mail, I know I would miss it a great deal.
Nope, he is in the minority. Haven't you ever noticed the number of snail mail pen pal groups on Social Media? I have four pen pals whom I write regularly in addition to sending cards to those who are ill in my congregational community. People have not lost their love of letters yet! Cute poem.
ReplyDeleteNo, I hadn't heard about that, e - how wonderful. I'm glad handwritten correspondence is being kept alive and thriving by those groups.
DeleteI still enjoy receiving mail, especially packages! But I haven't sent any type of letter in who knows how long and this past Christmas I didn't mail out a single card. First time ever! I'm getting caught up in modern ways...eeeek….
ReplyDeleteThat's the thing with mail - if we don't send any, we likely won't get any, except from those lovely people who don't mind our 'modern ways' :)
DeleteShort and sweet and very true. I don't know about your side of the country but we don't have home delivery of the mail any more. In my case not a hardship as I get to wander down a nice country road and usually take the dogs with me which gets me points with them. Not so much fun for the frail elderly and shut ins. This year I started writing short notes to friends on pretty cards I pick up for a few cents at the charity shop. They have been well received and I'm getting enjoyment from doing it. Have a wonderful day.
ReplyDeleteThat is a thoughtful thing to do, Susan - what a nice idea.
DeleteWe do still have home delivery, but just barely. A couple of years ago we received a notice that mail would go to a group box down the street, then for some reason Canada Post decided not to do that after all. I expect we'll lose it eventually, though.
I hope you have a great day as well.
You've caught me on a chatty day. I wanted to add, my card sending is part of my project to add joy to the world. a drop in the bucket but at least something. Your poems are the same thing, I look forward to Mondays to see what you have written. xxx
ReplyDeleteOh, how nice to hear that! You've made my day :)
DeleteDo you have a current blog, Susan? I checked the three in your profile and see that you stopped posting a couple of years ago. I hope your health is improved since that time. Do you think you'll start writing again? So many questions :)
It is so rare that the mail brings anything but bill and junk mail lately. Letters, handwritten, are a real loss.
ReplyDeleteYes indeed.
DeleteThat box stuck to the mailbox made me laugh. I'm not that keen on letters or bills, I prefer a box with something exciting inside it. The postman only seems bring boring things nowadays and the couriers bring all the parcels.
ReplyDeleteThat's true here, also. But we only get parcels if we order something and pay for it ourselves! haha
DeleteYour poem about the mail hits the nail on the head! :-) These days our mailboxes are anonymous 'superboxes' ganged together, but I like the personality in the lineup old ones. (And your LOLCats made me LOL - especially the 'box of anger' and the 'magnets'!)
ReplyDeleteHah! yes, I kind of wonder what was actually in that box! If it was a magnet it must have been pretty strong :)
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