Sadly waving goodbye, I watched you go off to buy your very first mobile phone. My heart was sore but I couldn’t say how much it broke, as you walked away.
The moment reminded me of an ‘Empty Nest’ how alone I felt when my children left. No-longer real-voice contact at every turn. Twisting to hear, made my stomach churn.
It’s like you’ve moved into your own bedroom, while I lie alone and cold, the space all my own. Big Brother insists – I didn’t ask for separation, It’s a necessary evil for Government information.
We’ve always shared my Sumsung Special. Never before needing two hearing vessels. We won’t let technology over-rule our love We’ll make sure we talk face to face, enough.
No, it’s about my husband getting one. Neither of us like them, that’s why it took so long for me to get one and then it was only because my daughter was so sick. For years we’ve shared that seldom used phone. Now in order to access many accounts (Banks, Telecom, Gas etc) and particularly our My Gov personal information centre, we each have to have a mobile. It really gets my goat! So just my rant for the day – against technology and intrusion. Thanks for reading.
Hope you are well. I dispair of the amount of fingers, fidling with our lives, invading our privacy – which will only get worse with the new technology. I am having a lot of trouble coming to terms with just how insidious it all is, although I am aware I must keep up! 🙂
I’ve bought your Kindle ‘Simple Pleasures’ Haiku book and ‘The Weight of Snow & Regret’ I haven’t had a chance to read them yet. Looking forward to them, though. 🙂
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It’s good to see a new poem from you, Frances! Does the poem allude to a new government requirement about cell phones?
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No, it’s about my husband getting one. Neither of us like them, that’s why it took so long for me to get one and then it was only because my daughter was so sick. For years we’ve shared that seldom used phone. Now in order to access many accounts (Banks, Telecom, Gas etc) and particularly our My Gov personal information centre, we each have to have a mobile. It really gets my goat! So just my rant for the day – against technology and intrusion. Thanks for reading.
Hope you are well. I dispair of the amount of fingers, fidling with our lives, invading our privacy – which will only get worse with the new technology. I am having a lot of trouble coming to terms with just how insidious it all is, although I am aware I must keep up! 🙂
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You’re welcome. I’m hanging in there, working on getting my next novel out on October 1.
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I’ve bought your Kindle ‘Simple Pleasures’ Haiku book and ‘The Weight of Snow & Regret’ I haven’t had a chance to read them yet. Looking forward to them, though. 🙂
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Thank you so much, Frances!! I hope you enjoy them.
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