I bought myself a new modern mobile
With Internet and all.
***
Such a leap into the stars
After my “Lappy” Laptop
And old Nokia.
Where do I begin?
Either here or on the phone?
At sixty five I need some kid
To show me.
All this feather-light touching and sweeping,
“Apps” and “Data” and battery preservation.
A bewildering jungle of meaningless symbols
That lead you into chaos.
It can be great:
Taking and sharing lovely vistas
For all your Facebook Friends.
Speaking to Google and getting a nice sounding
Lady reply.
Very handy indeed
Until it all goes wrong
And World War Three breaks out
Or else you are Stuck
As surely
As a Prisoner.
But hey, I can be a Fast Learn
Getting there
As at long last I enter
The Twenty First Century.
Paul Butters
Jul 30, 2017
Jul 30, 2017 at 11:27 AM UTC
I bought myself a new modern mobile
With Internet and all.
***
Such a leap into the stars
After my “Lappy” Laptop
And old Nokia.
Where do I begin?
Either here or on the phone?
At sixty five I need some kid
To show me.
All this feather-light touching and sweeping,
“Apps” and “Data” and battery preservation.
A bewildering jungle of meaningless symbols
That lead you into chaos.
It can be great:
Taking and sharing lovely vistas
For all your Facebook Friends.
Speaking to Google and getting a nice sounding
Lady reply.
Very handy indeed
Until it all goes wrong
And World War Three breaks out
Or else you are Stuck
As surely
As a Prisoner.
But hey, I can be a Fast Learn
Getting there
As at long last I enter
The Twenty First Century.
Paul Butters
No need to explain.....
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