Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Junk Mail

Melancholy
came, postage due
to New York City;
just another "Wish
You Were Here"
postcard mailed
from a sunset
somewhere
out west.

6 comments:

Louise said...

short and very sweet..'melancholy came' a knocking at my door... nice write.. :)

barbara said...

(trying to remember the last time something came postage due)
I like the tone of this.

Claudia said...

oh i like the "wish-you-were-here" postcard..

Unknown said...

Creative references shine light on the blues behind this piece. Well done.

Beachanny said...

"Don't let the sun go down on me" - or "us" as the missive might imply. Tight, terse, total. That's a short "blues" piece! Excellent.

Brian Miller said...

ha. i sent a few from NYC when we were there...the tone fits the subject