When I look at mailboxes, I wonder if they too will go the way of obsolescence! With the advent of smart phones, snail mail becomes slow and tedious. With the touch of a finger, we read texts and messages in real time. About the only thing we get in the box any longer is junk mail, bills, and ads that get thrown into the recycle bin. Now, the mail delivery person is delivering packages, just like UPS and Fedex! Our grandchildren will look at mailboxes and wonder why on earth we kept them around.
Cards and letters cheer
my heart // sent with caring love
Fade away with time
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Photo: Dwight L. Roth
Roth Poetry 
So sad. I still love mail, just as long as it’s not asking for money.
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Ha Ha! it usually is… but now you can have direct withdrawal to ease the pain!!
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Very true.
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We get mostly bills in our mailbox but I do enjoy an old fashion letter or card from friends.
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Always Good! Thanks.
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I have alwasys enjoyed receiving mail since i was a kid……..i try to send cards out to friends at least several times a year……..now it is really special to receive something other then a bill or junk. 🙂
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I am with you on this. There is something about the anticipation!
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you are absolutely right!
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Mine always seems to contain bills and junk mail
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Yes, I forgot to mention bills! Thanks for your comment.
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I might assemble a tree from the insurance communications/advertising. But law people still believe in writing that means mail.
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You are right!
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There’s nothing better than receiving that loving personal letter in the mail-box, but sadly, times are changing…….
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I am afraid you are right!
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good observation; I never thought about it, but that seems like a distinct possibility!
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Antique mailboxes… like antique milk cans! May be closer than we think!
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Nothing touches my heart quite like a snail-mail letter or card. I will keep the PO alive as long as I’m alive! ❤
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Heya dwight…so true! Mailboxes are definitely becoming obselete! Its sad! whats your photo of in your post? xoxo
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My photo is of an old stone wall made of large granite rocks stacked without mortar. At the corner where the wall turns is a set of three rusty mailboxes mounted on a board. The post is falling over and the mailboxes are leaning casually against the top of the stone wall.
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Is that one of your own photos? If you do take great photos I must say
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Yes, I try to use all of my own photos. I have a great collection of them from over the years. Now with digital Photography it is so much easier to get great shots and save them on the computer.
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We had a mailbox just like the one in your photo when I was a young girl. I wondered about the the number of letters people received on a given day. I remember how happy our neighbor would get when she received a letter from her son who was deployed to Vietnam. I hope we don’t loose the art of letter writing. I love to get cards. e-cards for me just do not count. I loved your Haiku.
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Thank you so much for sharing your comment!
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