Thursday, 7 May 2015

Ode to Too Much Junk Mail!

Close Up of Letter BoxStop shoving stuff through my door,
It’s really becoming a bore,
All kinds of media tat,
Arrives on my mat
And I really can’t take anymore!

Every day with a sure certainty,
There arrives, more or less, half a tree,
Of leaflets and bumf,
Political gumf,
And an advert for podiatry.

The wastage is surely a sin,
As every last one hits the bin,
Fed up with the clutter,
I angrily mutter,
How will I fit them all in?

If I wanted to sponsor a cat
Or shed some of my unwanted fat,
I’d get on the ‘net,
And here’s a safe bet,
I would find info as easy as that!

The days of the leaflet are dead,
None of them ever get read,
The environment’s fine,
As it’s all there online,
So let’s stick with ‘virtual’ junk mail instead! 

Boy Next to Fallen Tree







Click to read my last poem Ode to a Special Person





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38 comments

  1. What a lovely poem , you write really well.

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    1. Thank you so much, that's so nice of you to say!

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  2. Hear, hear! Most days I don't get any real mail just junk mail. It's such a waste!

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    1. Same here! I get a good satisfying thud on the doormat and it's all rubbish! Massive anticlimax!

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  3. lol lol i loved this .. it made me smile as those are my thought when its posted through my door too

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    1. Sometimes I feel like posting it back out!

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  4. Great poem. I hate junk mail too but would never be able to find such poetic words about it.

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    1. Thank you! It just all spilled out, to be honest!

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  5. Fantastic poem - I don't give this address out much and I still get all sorts arrive addressed to me! x

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    1. I get the most random stuff, like pet ads, when I don't have animals and lots of leaflets about selling my (rented!) house! People need to do their research!

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  6. Great poem. I'd much rather "virtual" junk mail too as at least paper isn't going straight into the recycling bin.

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    1. Emails can be a pain as well, but so much easier to dispose of and unsubscribe from too!

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  7. Great poem - and totally agree with it all - junk mail is such a waste of resources, and don't get me started on the free Yellow Pages and Thomsons directories! There really needs to be a law against this sort of junk!

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    1. Yes, definitely! Directories are a waste of space for most people too when it's all online!

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  8. Great poem and I agree whole heartedly. Such a waste of time and resources. Thank you so much for linking up to Share With Me #sharewithme

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    1. Thank you and you are welcome. A fab linky, I will be back again soon!

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  9. Brilliant poem! I completely agree! I much prefer emails to actual post though

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    1. Thank you! It is certainly kinder to the environment and so much easier to do a mass delete!

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  10. Totally agree - well written poem and yes less junk mail please!

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  11. I so agree with you there - not just mail but email too!

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    1. If I must have junk, email is a bit less intrusive and easier to remove, but I do wish they would all just bog off, if I'm honest!

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  12. Funny funny such a great poemx

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  13. So true, this is fab, well done! Kaz x

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  14. Ha ha I love this - I migh have to stick it to my front door!!

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    1. That's a great idea! I should have offered it as a printable, lol!

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  15. what a great poem , and so true

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  16. Brilliant poem - so funny and so so true!

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  17. Here here! So fed up of junk mail. In the letterbox, straight in the bin!

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  18. You are SO clever - I have just read this out to Grace and Ross and we all loved it! Thank you for linking to Prose for Thought x

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  19. It's so annoying isn't it?! Brilliant poem :) #prose4t

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  20. Thats a good poem, so true

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