I still remember well
when I saw him last;
the paper brown dress
and the matching cap.
bundles of folded paper
some colored some bland
delivering all to right place
yet never seen empty hand.
“where is my letter sir”
I never failed to ask
“no one wrote to you dear”
he said and he had a laugh.
So when I was able to spell
I promptly set myself to task
and wrote a one-liner to me
to give to him next time he passed.
He never came that day or next
i forgot of him and the mail
and now I we no longer see them
since people learned of emails.
Written for PAD challenge day 4 , Sunday Scribbling , Poetry Potluck
once postman was integral part of lives. They are replaced by emails and quick messaging systems. But sometimes waiting for something was exciting too.
Nice piece of work. 🙂
I love poetry and I really enjoy reading your blog. Thanks for sharing this post. Feel free to stop by sometime.
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I really enjoyed it.. It is a lost art, that of letter writing!
Sweet, sad, touching. And the reference to emails? So true. I’ve begun intentionally writing old friends by “snail mail” to keep the postal service afloat!
This was lovely writing, Nimue. Have a peaceful day, Amy
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so so true lol. I check my mailbox once a week nowadays lol. I still cherish mail however 🙂
Enjoy the rally!
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Very nice poem about the mailman. E-mails have certainly lightened his load. Blessings to you…
Makes one wonder what the memories of internet will be, LIKE? We need to connect with one another to write poems such as yours.
do you think blogs can replace television?
love your piece, awesome reminder of modern tech advancement
A++
I rather miss mail…and hand written letters.
No e-mail or text message can ever replace the beauty of a hand-written letter 😛
Wonderfully written!
you made me miss some one. you will soon meet him in my blog 🙂
great one lady.. my potluck.. http://fiveloaf.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/remain/
A letter is a real gift isn’t it (and the messenger should treat it as so..and always be kind)…maybe that ‘one-liner’ will find it’s way back to you..hope so..Jae
Grim side of technonlogy, I’d go back to stone ages any given day.. well maybe not stone age…but to a time when days were purer..!!