5cents

by jusylee72

five cents
send a letter

cost of a loaf of bread back then

gas was 35 cents
a coke a nickel

Memorable letters

we used to communicate

Pay for the privilege

Minuscule amount
To us now

back then a letter was history

A moment of wonder

finding out how Mom and Dad are
two months after Uncle Joe died

Feeling delayed grief
when others already knew
and cried

five cent stamp
brought news of new life

Your sister had a baby, a boy this time

Your father is ill
come if you can

Slow process

Scented letters
Lemon or Roses

Used to write about love

Price went up

Overseas letters from war

Letters from sons

Received
after the chaplain
and Major came to your door to tell you

"killed in action"

"Love you Mom"
Written in a dead son's hand

Easter Seals stamp

you donated to a good cause

glue
you licked

bills you payed

Or couldn't

the stamp

flag
peace sign
heart
presidents
daily life
artists renditions of the world

handwritten
lost
letters

put in a drawer
with my father's name

signed

about the love he felt for my mother

Ode to the stamp

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