The Art of Caring
...I will admit I was a tightwad, though that fact shames me now,
As never changing mountains, often colorful mists will allow!
I never meant to be unkind, but only endeavored to be practical,
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Categories:
mail carrier, art, care, fantasy, love,
Form: Couplet
He's My
...He's my potato peeler, my heartbreak healer
My apple cider, my daytime rider
My strength and my source, my high and powerful force
My armor barrier, my mail carrier
My breakfast mate, my late nig...
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Categories:
mail carrier, appreciation, blessing, father, god,
Form: Rhyme
Waiting
...Through the window he peered
And every car that passed by his house he’d jump from the couch
And open the door, ready to embrace his lady love
Many cars passed by and many times the door was ope...
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Categories:
mail carrier, car, city, sleep,
Form: Prose
She Came This Way
...On a headstone in the ground,
a life's summation can be found:
born and died and little more
marks the end with an underscore.
Before I die I'd like to say
all that happened along the way.
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Categories:
mail carrier, birth, death, family, life,
Form: Narrative
You Can Relax, Carol
...Carol my friend
You can relax
Samuel, Sarah
And Thunder are back.
They hitched a ride
With the mail carrier
Were in good shape
And seemed even merrier.
Pre-she-ates Youse
Watchin um fe...
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Categories:
mail carrier, funny, imagination, love,
Form: Free verse
Mailman
...In my day, the mail carrier was called the Mailman.
However, I don't recall any women choosing the profession.
He came to our house twice a day.
Once in the morning,
And once in the afternoon.
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Categories:
mail carrier, childhood, life, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse