On Christmas eve I went to the mailbox -- there just had to be another card. The box was empty but just as I started to close the door, I spied a white envelope almost buried in the snow somewhat away from my reach. Here's the story:
JUST A LAST MINUTE CHECK TO MY MAILBOX -- THIS TIME OF YEAR, MAIL COMES SLOW
CARDS JUST KEEP COMING FROM PEOOPLE I LOVE --THE BOX IS EMPTY -- LOOK, THERE IN THE SNOW:
HOW CAN I REACH IT? I'LL GET AA LONG STICK. BROOM HANDLE, MAYBE -- THAT SHOULD DO THE TRICK
OH MY, IT IS WILLING BUT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN CHOSEN. IT ONLY SLIDES OVER THAT ENVELOPE
WHICH IS DEFINITELY FROZEN
MAKESHIFT, BUMBLING, WITH SCISSORS AND SOME GLUE
WELL, I DID NEED SOMETHING SHARPER -- WHAT ELSE COULD I DO.
CLUMSY, FUMBLING, WATCH THE ICE -- LEAST, A TRY
NOW IT'S GETTING NIGHTTIME. IT'S NOT WORKING, NOW WHY?
AND JUST AS I'M THINKING: ANOTHER IDEA
THE ENVELOPE STARTS MOVING. OH, OH, MAMA MIA!
YES, HERE IT COMES CLOSER, BE STEADY, DONT SLIP
YOU KNOW YOU CAN DO IT -- YES, HERE IT COMES. Z I P!
YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY BABY AND HAVE COME TO NO HARM
NOW I CAN REACH YOU -- I'LL JUST STRETCH OUT MY ARM
AND AS NIGHT IS FALLING, YOU'RE HERE IN MY HAND
AND IT'S CHRISTMAS -- SO, LET THEM JUST BRING ON THE BAND!!
The card, just a little wavy, was from Elilzabeth and contained
photos that suffered no harm-
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