Dear earth / let good rise

Manila mailer envelope containing a sheet of Japanese paper folded with a piece of twine tied around middle. Piece opens to a square piece of green lace folded and tied loosely with white string. Green lace is folded around pink lace and floral printed organza folded accordion around piece of music score paper with ripped edges folded French-door around a piece of purple cellophane with a poem written in black ink, “Mike” in purple ink, signed.

Copyright the Estate of Amelia Etlinger and used with permission. For more information contact the Poetry Collection at lpo-poetry@buffalo.edu.

PCMS-0060_7_22

Collection open for research.

Sent to Mike Belt, donated to the Poetry Collection by Ellen Marie Helinka.

8.75 x 9 inches