MiSkriBa 2024 - 15 / 04 - Rag Stamp

Promt #MiSkriBa hedhyw yw mires orth stampys postya dyffrans ha styrya gonisogeth an wlas der an imajys warnedha. My a drovyas war an gwias imach a stampys koth a-dhyworth Repoblek Weimar yn-mysk an termyn gorhwithans - Ye, an Germanydh ynnov a drovyas fordh aral a skrifa a-dro dhe istori Almayn, ha pyth?

Today's #NaPoWriMo prompt is to look at various postage stamps and consider the country's culture through the imagery on them. I found an image of old stamps from the Weimar Republic during the period of hyperinflation - Yreh, the Germanist in me found another way of writing about the history of Germany, so what?

Y hyllir gweles y'n imach kost an
stampys ma - bys dhe 50 bilvil Merk!
You can see the cost of these stamps in
the image - upto 50 milliard Marks! 

Rag Stamp Y kreunir arghans Yn kofrigow di-vri Rag hys an bewnans Yntra hansel ha li. Mes gyllys yth yw Yn dewwynk lagas A ranna geryow Kerensa po gras. Oos hir a dremen Yn keskerdh Amok, boghosek lemen kyns-tybyans lowena. Kyn fo res synsi yn pub leuv diner, Yma talvos erbysi Dhe dhanvon lyther.

For a Stamp Silver stockpiles In fameless coffers For the lifetime Between breakfast and lunch. But it’s gone In the blink of an eye From sharing words Of love or thanks. A long age passes In Amok’s parade, impoverished save old thoughts of joy. Though one must hold A penny in each hand It is worth saving To send a letter.