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Glued inside a grandmother’s Bible is a newspaper clipping with a pom written by Amrica’s most popular poet, James J. Metcalfe.

In the 1950s, the so-called  “newspaper” poet was read by millions of readers every day, and his greeting card poems were Hallmark’s best sellers. He was even more popular than advice colunist, Ann Landers.

Saving clippings of his poems created cherished momentos, and giving someone one of Metcalfe’s “newspaper” poems was viewed with affection and appreciation.