Oh how it would gossip if a pilar box could talk.
It would mention the lipstick on a letter to Jack.
The surprising 60th birthday card for young Mary.
An urgent letter to an MP to get a benefit back.

A par avion handwritten letter heading for a plane.
An officious looking communication from the bank.
The re-sealed letter and apology from the Post Office.
A love note to the postman, obviously from a crank.

A rather small parcel in the shape of an intimate item.
A postcard from Edinburgh wishing you were there.
A letter to Donald Trump with an unfranked stamp.
A recipe from Aunt Alice for roast partridge and hare.

An obvious epistle of complaint seething with anger.
A card to Marie to celebrate passing her driving test.
A letter full of questions and complaints to a councillor.
A hopeful application for a job, along with all the rest.

Two tickets for the ballet and an associated receipt.
A fixed penalty notice for fly tipping on a country lane.
An invitation to contribute to a donkey sanctuary.
A hugely intriguing envelope harbouring a blood stain.

The long-awaited passport that’s finally been renewed.
Someone’s bowel cancer screening kit requesting some poo.
A personalised message from the King to Lily, who’s a hundred.
Finally, a post card from Clacton, sent 46 years ago to you.