Mildred

Mildred saved used postage stamps

The ones already licked she preferred

She liked the ones with pictures of plants

And she liked the ones with exotic birds

Queen Victoria on a half a crown

A half penny King George the Fifth

Stamps known the world around

With pictures of old sailing ships

She kept them in a box for shoes

Tucked under her old brass bed

Right next to a bottle of booze

And a forgotten piece of stale bread

Her collection was her pride and joy

She brought it out for her company

She cautioned, though, it was not a toy

Even though the stamps were always free

©5/12/09Terry Sutherland