What farms and factories produce And art and commerce boast, All things of beauty and of use, We send by parcel post. Confectionery, sweaters, mats, Shoes, clocks, a steak, a roast, Eggs, pictures, aprons, pickles, hats -- All, all by parcel post! Preserves by grandma's finest rule, The cake that Bob likes most, A box of "eats" for Bess at school -- Ah, homely parcel post! The waking up of enterprise To reach the farthest coast, That he who sells and he who buys May bless the parcel post! The binding of the shop and farm, And all our nation's host, -- Oh, it can reach a long, long arm, This friendly parcel post! So here's to Uncle Sam, P. M., A universal toast: Columbia wears another gem, The shining parcel post! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VARIATIONS: 15 by CONRAD AIKEN NO MATTER WHAT, AFTER ALL, AND THAT BEAUTIFUL WORD SO by HAYDEN CARRUTH BOYHOOD FRIENDS by EDGAR LEE MASTERS SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: PAULINE BARRETT by EDGAR LEE MASTERS PICKING AND CHOOSING by MARIANNE MOORE THE PICTURE (VENUS RECLINING) by EZRA POUND |