
Owen
MAN ON THE BICYCLE
One thing we hope never
to see in our neighborhood
is the man on the bicycle.
He delivers THE TELEGRAM,
bringing messages of a loved one
maimed, missing, or dead.
Nowadays, no one chooses
to send a telegram,
not even for news of a birth.
The man on the bicycle
is no longer welcomed
around here.
© Diane Mayr, all rights reserved. Telegram courtesy World War II-Prisoners of War-Stalag Luft I, used with permission.
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