how's the weather

i read the junk mail

first,

the mattress ads,

the insurance

requests,

the new senior home

on the hill

wants me to visit.

coupons

coupons

coupons.

there's a note from

the Tire Store,

half off,

the fourth tire free.

ten dollar

oil change if you replace

your transmission.

there's a picture

of a dog

without a home,

behind a fence.

there's an ad for Crohn's

disease. 

the army

wants me.

St. Judes

and the Purple heart.

then there's the real mail,

a post card

from an old friend

in Italy.

wish you were here,

it reads.

how's the weather?