Best Postage Stamp Poems
Eisenhower Postage StampI remember it very well.
It was before the birth of email.
It was a real 'show and tell, and
It rings in my heart like a bell.
Mankind has always found bigger
And better ways to communicate.
Over time and space, such avenues
Have been greatly excellerated.
In the early 70's, cell...
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Categories:
postage stamp, history,
Form:
Ekphrasis
The Postage StampI have traveled the world
Across the oceans and great lands
I have seen this earth from high above
A majestic orb in clouded beauty
From afar the pain of man, unseen
I have exposed myself
Like a naked Rembrandt on display
I was seen in the museum of the common man
As...
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Categories:
postage stamp, philosophy, poetry, travel, voyage,
Form:
Light Verse
Categories:
postage stamp, allegory, irony, journey, riddle,
Form:
Ninette
Mama's Gun and a Postage Stamp-FThe postage stamp had now fallen off the envelope but not lost. Tucked away in the box was the stamp that authorized a letter from a mother to her son. Nearby was another stamp with the face of President Eisenhower, but this one bore the...
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Categories:
postage stamp, america, chicago, history, mother,
Form:
Narrative