Text messaging’s a miracle;
As marriages are
saved.
One need not spin
lines lyrical,
When missives are
engraved.
Notes don’t take
introduction,
For brevity is key.
And words meet no
obstruction,
Agree or disagree.
One’s character is
not cut off,
Nor phrasing shouted
short.
Our parlance seems
above the scoff,
When single lines
we sport.
Such documented
words are safe
And painstakingly
picked.
When questioned,
should the memo chafe,
It’s clear what one
has clicked.
Technology, we thank
you much,
For helping us be
heard.
You’ve surely saved
us in a clutch.
All hail the
printed word!
c2018 by Linda Ann Nickerson
Image:
Theme art – adapted from public domain image
Still from His Girl Friday, 1940
But it would spoil so many classic films! :-)
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While texting is now ingrained in our lives, I'm not sure I'd want to bring it into the past. It is more peaceful without it although His Girl Friday isn't really a peaceful movie so maybe it works.Weekends In Maine
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