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In this era of advanced technology
I seldom write a personal letter
since my computer email meets most
of my daily communication needs.
I can do so much so quickly
with multiple message response options:
delete, reply, reply all, or simply save
to peruse with absolute focus at a later time.
The problem I am constantly facing is
what we now facetiously call snail mail,
not because of routine fee increases
or pitifully poor post office parking.
It is that I now have almost sixty
million return address stickers from
multiple organizations that sent them
in hopes of a substantial donation.
From Collected Poems (2016).
Used here with permission.
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Cornelius Farrell Kelly (1936 - 2026) was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. As an adult, he moved to Pinedale, Wyoming and lived, with his wife of 60+ years, in a house they built with the help of their ten children at an altitude of 7300 feet above sea level. Cork began writing poetry at age twelve, eventually published eight chapbooks, and wrote a rhyming couplet every morning to post on his Facebook page. Cork spent twenty years teaching high school English and Spanish, then learned to swim and became coach of a girls' swim team. Late in life, he became a competitive swimmer (he said he frequently got ideas for a poem while swimming), participating in several senior events and, ultimately, qualifying for the National Senior Olympics. Learn more about him here.
 
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wayne.goodling@yahoo.com:
Thank you for making me laugh.
Posted 03/05/2024 08:12 AM
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wayne.goodling@yahoo.com:
Posted 03/05/2024 08:11 AM
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Anastasia:
The grandkids can use them for collage art! I do send a fair amount of postal mail, so I keep the prettiest stickers to use, and put the rest in the shred bin. Although I love Cork's idea of sending them to friends to encourage them to writethat's quite clever!
Posted 03/03/2024 06:15 PM
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Lori Levy:
So true!
Posted 03/03/2024 03:49 PM
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cork:
Return address stickers
How will I ever use all of these return address stickers
that charities send
as incentive for me
to contribute?
How will I ever use all of these return address stickers
with their varied styles
and colors
and specific decorations?
How will I ever use all of these return address stickers
when I seldom mail
letters needing them
and my printer does return addresses?
How will I ever use all of these return address stickers
that peel
so easily
from the sticky sheets?
How will I ever use all of these return address stickers
that take
up space
on my desk?
One of these days I will carry them through the house
pasting them
at random
on whatever I see.
One of these days I will mail large collections
to each of my friends
to promote and facilitate
their communications with me.
C. F. Kelly
Posted 03/03/2024 01:32 PM
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HazelGrammie:
Put them on utensils, containers, dishes that you take to potlucks, etc.
Posted 03/03/2024 01:11 PM
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Leslie Hodge:
so true, so funny! Love the "pitifully poor post office parking."
Posted 03/03/2024 11:32 AM
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Adriana:
At first I had no idea what you were referring to in your final verse - and then I started laughing out loud as it dawned on me I knew exactly what you were referring to since I have a drawerful of the same sixty million return stickers!
Posted 03/03/2024 10:48 AM
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Larry Schug:
Ain't that life in 2024?!
Posted 03/03/2024 08:08 AM
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