On-line
off-line
switch on
switch off
type and click
finger-quick
use two hands
smart and slick
the desk-top
the portable
either does the job
in the bus
in the train
(don't mind
the sound of rain)
eyes affixed
users know the tricks
business communication
executive reports
info and stats
saved in records
ah, the Evernote!
(in the office
boss not around
his name is Edward Fox
will send message
happy birthday
to mum who lives
in Milton ***
sorry, mum
too much work
shall see you
on Sunday
at 2 o'clock-

  next--
darling Violet
don't forget
to drop at Woolies
must buy the pork
John and wife
they come for dinner
they travel from York...
one more thing-
the sink is leaking
call in the plumber
Johnson King.....)

Fox is back from lunch
must return to my work
it would be disastrous
to lose my job

5 pm
eyes are tired
fingers are sore
**** the wretched desktop
ready for home
no more
click on
or click off
lousy salary
stingy Fox!
credit-card overdrawn
walk to cheap
tobacco-store
to buy low-grade
(was it duty-paid?
who cares?)
imported
from some Chinese shore.