Charity

Calendars and note cards,
Labels by the score,
Memo pads and bookmarks,
Wrapping paper, sometimes more.

Every single charity
Reaches out to see
If any of their offers
Unlocks generosity.

For some I get the checkbook
(Yes, old-fashioned, but it works)
And send in a donation
To offset those little perks.

But after I am dead and gone,
My family, bereft,
Will be shocked at just how many
Address labels I have left.

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Maurice Rigoler

Date: 12/1/2023 6:27:00 PM

Love the ending to these verses, Ilene. I rarely give to any charity. I'm always in doubt if my donation is going to the cause or some administrator's pocket! / Maurice

Daniel Turner

Date: 11/29/2023 12:46:00 PM

I too still use a checkbook. LOL Need any cheap ink pens?

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 11/29/2023 12:23:00 PM

For large clutter, get a dumpster. I do have to pare down label 'gifts'. I admite your perseverance.