Philately – The Waiting Game
By Dennis Moore
(Tied – Third Place – Adult Category)
That postal man...
That postal man...
I wish he had a faster van!
He makes me wait:
He makes me sit;
Sometimes I think
I’ll have a fit.
Covers and stamps
for my collection,
U.S.P.S.
My only connection.
I’m expecting classic corner squares
and FDC’s with lined coil pairs,
A special mixture of foreign covers,
And master paintings of renaissance lovers.
Oh – circuit books and catalogs
Should come today...
And Russian frogs.
Why can’t he learn
A different song?
Sometimes I wait
All day long!
It’s 5 o’clock
And no sign yet –
Missed my house
Again, I’ll bet!
But wait: I hear...
My squeaky gate...?...
Hooray!! A pile of stuff –
Substantial weight.
Magazines, books,
Notices and flyers,
Solicitations,
Ads for buyers
Just bills and offers,
Really punk!
No first class mail,
It’s postal junk.
Foiled again, and
Filled with sorrow,
I pray my treasures
Come tomorrow.