Exceptional a postage stamp Prosetry : 5cents by jusylee72 Artwork by avmurray at FanArtReview.com

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   Recognized

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