Welcome to Cozy Poetry Corner by Debra A Winter (Richter)

The Cost of Living vs. The Cost of Giving

Postal stamps are rising once again,

Thank goodness I don’t use paper and pen.

Typing online to pay my bills

Can give me a headache — where are my pills?

Then sending a package off to a friend,

Their postal costs simply refuse to bend.

The prices are too high, so the gas is too,

And maintenance costs are up the wazoo!

To stay in a small business, like I am,

I need to charge more — it’s not a scam.

Sorry folks, I must make money too;

I still need to pay my working crew.

We’re all hard up for money to make things run.

These rising costs, and stress — are never fun.

And when a tiny square stamp costs so much,

You bet it’s awful — I know it as such.

So, when the future comes as it may,

Remember, you and I will die someday.

Then all these rising prices you won’t care;

The next generation will figure out the fare.