Postcard collecting is my hobby,
I shall not be bored.
It maketh me do research on far-away places,
It causeth me to correspond with strange people,
It keepeth me alert.
It leadeth me into new areas of knowledge
for curiosity’s sake.
Yea, though I am house bound by miserable
weather,
I will fear no boredom, for my cards are with me.
Their beauty and their history enchant me.
They show me a pleasant escape
from the tensions of everyday life.
They fill my shelves with shoeboxes.
My checking account runneth lower.
Surely, their beauty and information
shall surround me all the days of my life,
and I will be listed in the ranks of deltiologists forever.
