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...PARADISI GLORIA by THOMAS WILLIAM PARSONS THE DEATH OF HARRISON by NATHANIEL PARKER WILLIS THE WHEELING WORLD by JAMES ROBERT ALLEN MONT DE CASSEL by EDMUND CHARLES BLUNDEN THE PLOUGHMAN by GORDON BOTTOMLEY |