Changing Times

Today's changing times tell me I need to become more contemporary. Yet these old bones of mine Would rather remain with the familiar. Using archaic words gives me a sense Of connecting with the ancients in Knowing that the sensibilities of past Generations will not be forgotten as their Refined speech fades into oblivion. Each growing generation wants to separate With what they define as old-fashioned. Still, my exuberance is shared in relating Some of these words to my granddaughter's Eager ears as she absorbs and mirrors me. I delight in her attempts to pronounce their syllabic Content with her sweet three year old tongue. As my fingers dance upon my Kindle's glass screen I realise I am becoming a link between the scribes Of ancient generations and contemporaries computer Capabilities, enabling old dogs to learn new tricks. © Connie Marcum Wong