Poem. Before Technology #NaPoWriMo

An episode of the march thirty one poetry podcast, hosted by Kellea Tibbs, titled "Poem. Before Technology #NaPoWriMo " was published on April 8, 2021 and runs 2 minutes.

April 8, 2021 ·2m · march thirty one poetry

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Summary

In honor of National Poetry Writing Month 2021, Day 2 of the Writer's Digest Poem A Day challenge, today's poetry prompts is Communication Subscribe to the march thirty one poetry podcast and read my full poem, Before Technology, below: before technology . 4/3/21 Before cell phones We were forced To pick up the phone Yes, a land line Rotary Push button Dial a number No caller ID Crossing your fingers That someone was home Hoping and waiting Just to hear a real voice No voicemail No using our fingers To text a message That was not an option But using our fingers To dial a number 7 digits That we had to memorize Remember Phone books told us how to find The things we needed Address books told us How to connect To the people we needed How did we ever get along Without our devices Easy We called We listened Then hung up the phone Until someone Called us back

Episode Description

In honor of National Poetry Writing Month 2021, Day 2 of the Writer's Digest Poem A Day challenge, today's poetry prompts is Communication

Subscribe to the march thirty one poetry podcast and read my full poem, Before Technology, below:

before technology . 4/3/21

Before cell phones

We were forced

To pick up the phone

Yes, a land line

Rotary

Push button

Dial a number

No caller ID

Crossing your fingers

That someone was home

Hoping and waiting

Just to hear a real voice

No voicemail

No using our fingers

To text a message

That was not an option

But using our fingers

To dial a number

7 digits

That we had to memorize

Remember

Phone books told us how to find

The things we needed

Address books told us

How to connect

To the people we needed

How did we ever get along

Without our devices

Easy

We called

We listened

Then hung up the phone

Until someone

Called us back

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