http://sharepoetry.com/poem/26806 is long,
mostly metric, and double rhymed
abab cc dede ff ghgh ii, a good place to stop,
ay-yai ! I am still recovering!
Still DeeCrepit, but Terry-too
(Should I post it here too?)
Terry
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Thirteen days with no dial tone.
(Should I post it here too?)
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You should post it here
...because I was unable to comment on the sharedpoetry site as it is listed as an archived poem. http://sharepoetry.com/poem/26806
I wrote a similar one as well way back when but now I have DSL which has been working like a charm:
Connected - (Life In Rural America)
My phone line has a lot of static-
good reception, nil to erratic.
I know this sounds rather emphatic,
but going on-line can be quite traumatic!
What's a woman to do?
I've work to do, that carries some weight,
deadlines and schedules, dangle like bait;
I think to myself, time will not wait
cyberspace "glitch" - a horrible fate!
What's a woman to do?
At four A. M. I never sweat,
closer to six I'm starting to fret,
At eight, it's much like Russian roulette,
later than that, it's "no-no-Nanette!"
What's a woman to do?
Bytes per second constantly changing,
this slowing speed has me outraging -
Hastening my plight of over-aging,
while cutting me short on re-engaging!
What's a woman to do?
"Rural living, that's what's to blame!”
ALLTEL says, when I call to complain
I ask again, would you "please explain";
and their reply is more of the same!
What's a woman to do?
When phones became "de-regulated"-
County systems stayed antiquated,
The cost for them still escalated!
And here I sit, so aggravated …
What's a woman to do?
"Sit for a spell", and have an iced tea,
or watch the flight of a bumblebee.
As I slow down, I have to agree,
that life alone, connects me with me!
and certainly easier too! . . .
© 2007 Joy A. Burki-Watson
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apparently not.
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