Mail men: leather bags, caps, big shoes;
they walked onto front porches,
with letters, bills, or draft notices—
seldom junk.
Now she rides fast. Much junk. No letters
or conscription notices.
Forever stamps may be exactly so.
Look both ways and pine for the past.
Amazon may own your soul or make your day.
Mind the gaps as you fondly recall the memory.
(The irony is that the USPS sends us an email each day alerting of the coming snail mail.)
Our Literary Journey 
There is nothing better than snail mail (not the flyers and junk and bills kind, of course). A handwritten envelope promising us news, a card, a hello… sigh…
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Our mail service are trying desperately to keep going but I don’t see any chance long term!
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Package delivery is doing well. 🙂
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Yes, ours too!
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Good take Bill 👌 – and yes junk mail is such a pain and a waste of resources
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Thank you.
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I had to purchase a stamp the other day. I almost collapsed onto the post office floor when she how much she wanted for it!
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It’s crazy!
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