The pillar box is fat and red,
The pillar box is high;
It has the flattest sort of head
And not a nose or eye,
But just one open nigger mouth
That grins when I go by.
The pillar box is very round
But hungry all the day;
Although it doesn't make a sound,
Folks know it wants to say,
"Give me some letter sandwiches
To pass the time away."
"A postage stamp I like to eat
Or gummy letterette."
I see the people on the street,
If it is fine or wet,
Give something to the greedy thing;
They never quite forget.
The pillar box is quite a friend;
When Father goes away
My Mother has such lots to send,
Far letters every day,
And so I drop them in its mouth
When I go out to play.
The Pillar Box
Katherine Mansfield
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Poem topics: father, friend, mother, never, people, red, time, head, play, street, forget, high, open, hungry, sound, away, mouth, Valentine's Day, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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Michael O'Keefe: I am 85 now. I learned the poem in Newry when I was 7. Recited it in town hall.! Awarded 'merit' certificate
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