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A Didactic Effort To Mail a Letter

Buy ink which remains indelible on the soul
Lick your stamps as they should never lick themselves
Keep envelopes open to suggestions and to be stretched
Hide them in a dry place or pine desk out of trouble 
Hold pens gently into the wind or corresponding weather
Leave an impression on the world as you write
Use an eraser but only after midnight

Employ an umbrella over your story
Deploy it in the rain if you compose
Protect your notes while rushing to the mail post
Kill trees only when necessary
Pray they don’t take revenge 

Keep rain in buckets one drop at a time
Keep sanity at bay and asteroids at large
Stamp high as bays get wet in rising tides

Write letters with pens untouched by men
Utilize paper snow white and pretty 

Mail correspondences twice if suspicious
Use two stamps because you can
Deliver yourself from evil
Let postmen know you are on to them
Send one letter at a time as mail is heavy 
Give it time because time is burdensome 
Let letters drop while servers do the rest
Wait for a response but don’t hold your breath

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020




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Date: 5/11/2020 10:11:00 AM
Helo Earl Schumacker, hi! I write letters now and then to my far away friends. Sometimes log letters or short. Enjoy your day my friend.
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 5/11/2020 7:12:00 PM
Hello Earl Schumacker, yes I like to get letters in the mail.I write letters to far away friends. I always look forward to a letter in the mail. Enjoy your evening my friend.
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Earl Schumacker
Date: 5/11/2020 7:00:00 PM
Hi Darlene, Thank you for your comments. Believe it or not, people really feel special when they receive a letter from someone in the mail. They realize a certain amount of effort went into it. Most of us will read it several times. That is how special it is. Have a great day. Earl
Date: 5/11/2020 12:14:00 AM
Oh, brilliant poem Earl. This will keep me chuckling for a while. I love it! I hope you are keeping well my friend. I am tucking this away in the faves drawer for some some rainy day reading. xomo
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Earl Schumacker
Date: 5/11/2020 1:34:00 AM
Hi Maureen, So nice to hear from you. Thank you so much. I hope you and your family are keeping safe in this glitch in life we all have to deal with. Take care. Earl

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