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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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