David Smith Poet Personification

If Stamps Could Talk

If stamps could talk,
What stories they could tell,
Of places they have seen,
Of messages delivered,
Of countries they welcomed into the world,
Of countries  fare-welled.

If stamps could talk,
What stories they could tell,
Of letters lost and letters found,
Of being trapped behind furniture for decades,
Of being stamps of Royal importance,
Of being forged outside the Royal mint.

If stamps could talk,
What stories they could tell,
Of being kept locked up in albums,
Of being auctioned off,
Of the birth of airmail,
Of scandals and love stories.

If stamps could talk,
What stories they could tell,
Of mail fraud,
Of heroes and villains
Of secret meetings,
Of peoples thoughts on the meaning of life.

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Rose Petals December 11, 2019 at 7:17 PM wow

Caren Krutsinger December 11, 2019 at 12:05 AM I love it that they could tell of "mail fraud" and "secret meetings". What a great poem, David. The concept is wonderful, and you executed it so well! David Smith December 11, 2019 at 1:21 AM Lind of you to say so Karen. Hope you are looking forward to Christmas. New years day is my birthday. I will be a young 66.