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Don'T Let Your Fingers Do the Talking

once upon a time
couple’s lovingly held hands...
now they clutch mobiles!

they've no need to speak
they are communicating...
using fingertips

how can children learn
if they copy their parents
from an early age

face to face talking
sadly a dying art form...
some call it progress!


Based on recent observation of people in restaurants where many were sitting at tables not talking with the others but just glued to their mobile phone screens

11/10/18

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Valerie Staton

January 10, 2019 at 3:53 PM

I thoroughly enjoyed reading.

Jan Allison

January 13, 2019 at 1:22 PM

thanks Valerie:-) hugs Jan xx

Timothy Mcguire

December 2, 2018 at 6:14 PM

Great poem. If you get a chance read my poem "cell phone zombies"

Jan Allison

January 13, 2019 at 1:22 PM

thanks Timothy I'm so sorry for not seeing the comment before, will drop right by!:-) hugs Jan xx

Linda Hewett

November 19, 2018 at 3:54 PM

Same on the London Tube Trains, such an addiction x

Jan Allison

November 19, 2018 at 4:10 PM

I nearly got knocked over on the pavement yesterday by a moron who was hell bent on texting rather than focusing on walking in a straight line:-( hugs Jan xx

Christopher Flaherty

November 16, 2018 at 6:18 PM

Here , Here What next Plate Phones we can eat off. Or Knife and Fork Phones

Jan Allison

November 19, 2018 at 4:09 PM

Perish the thought Christopher, how about sitting having a meal with no electronic devices in sight lol - now that would be a novel thing in some households these days! hugs Jan xx

John Michaels

November 14, 2018 at 3:38 PM

So very true!! Conversation is indeed a lost art when people barely interact IRL (In Real Life). Nicely done! Regards, John.

Jan Allison

November 16, 2018 at 8:46 AM

I worry for future generations john:-( hugs Jan xx

Paul Callus

November 14, 2018 at 1:40 PM

Unfortunately progress as many side effects, and the one you refer to is undoubtedly one of them! There was a time when the family sat together at table and talked...now they eat in silence!! Hugs // paul

Jan Allison

November 16, 2018 at 8:44 AM

In silence whilst clicking away at their phones:-( hugs Jan xx

Maurice Rigoler

November 12, 2018 at 6:04 PM

Not only is it infuriating to me but it's rude. I was at the eye doctor the other day sitting in a corner (waiting room!) when this chatty lady picked her mobile and began talking loudly. It was as if I wasn't there! It's not possible these days to go anywhere without hearing bings, buzzes, or ziggs! Okay, I've had my say. BTW, cauliflower soup is easy to make and delicious, at least the way I make it. Thanks for the stop by, Jan. / M

Jan Allison

November 16, 2018 at 8:43 AM

I only have my phone for emergencies it texts and makes calls. I find people so obsessed with them they would knock you over in the street rather than look up:-( hugs Jan xx

Tania Kitchin

November 11, 2018 at 5:18 AM

It is a sad time when most of the younger generation communicate via texting instead of great face to face conversation, nicely done!

Jan Allison

November 11, 2018 at 3:43 PM

It is so sad to see Tania and when families sit in a restaurant and all are are on their phones it made me wonder what the future holds:-( Hugs Jan xx

Gershon Wolf

November 10, 2018 at 7:51 PM

Ah, yes. PROGRESS! … When robots replace people, do you think that they'll talk to each other or just text each other? I'll bet they opt for talking … So, that'll be actual progress. LOL. ~ gw

Jan Allison

November 11, 2018 at 3:41 PM

Lol:-) Hugs Jan xx

Leon Enriquez

November 10, 2018 at 7:47 PM

Dear Jan: So true. Remember the 3 monkeys who see, speak, and hear no evil. Today, there's a 4th monkey who only looks at the cellphone device! Somehow, we have become more narcissitic! All the best then, Leon.

Jan Allison

November 11, 2018 at 3:40 PM

My mum used to have a brass ornament of the monkeys!:-) Hugs Jan xx

Andrea Dietrich

November 10, 2018 at 5:53 PM

Yes, Jan, how very sad the world has become. Your poem so aptly describes it.

Jan Allison

November 11, 2018 at 3:39 PM

About 25% of people we observed were glued to their phones, so sad to see the way society is going:-( Hugs Jan xx

Michelle Faulkner

November 10, 2018 at 4:33 PM

Sometimes when I'm out to dinner with my hubby, I have to ask him to put away the phone and pay attention to me! I do think kids are not learning how to think or talk without electronics, which is a shame-

Jan Allison

November 10, 2018 at 4:40 PM

Good for you Michelle! I hope he takes notice of your request... You could always text him a reminder lol. At the school I worked at they provided smart phones for all the first year students to use in the classroom to access the internet. It was a pilot scheme... this year they have banned mobiles in the classrooms for the highschool students apart from the 6th formers who are aged between 16- 18. I wish they would have a blanket ban, we managed fine with having messages to from parents via the school office and we have survived our education without this technology! Hugs jan xx

Sand Blown

November 10, 2018 at 4:22 PM

a good start is to bring back table top board games

Jan Allison

November 10, 2018 at 4:31 PM

Excellent idea, we also went to one restaurant where there was a basket on the table for phones which was encouraging people to talk not use their phones:-) Hugs Jan xx

Lin Lane

November 10, 2018 at 3:21 PM

A good lesson to be learned by your post, Jan. It seems the more we depend on technology, the less we depend on each other. Danger lies in texting while driving...as did the jerk who rammed into the back of my daughter while she was stopped at a red traffic light.

Jan Allison

November 10, 2018 at 3:57 PM

You are so right Lin, so sorry about your daughter... I hope they prosecute the moron who went into the back of her car, there is no excuse to be using a phone whilst you are at the wheel. Hugs Jan xx

Tom Cunningham

November 10, 2018 at 1:31 PM

How true that is Jan, nothing infuriates me more than someone I'm talking too stops and says I'll just get this, hang on a minute I'm talking grrrrr.

Jan Allison

November 10, 2018 at 2:01 PM

I rarely carry a mobile only when I'm out alone in case of emergencies and it's only basic text and call, it's so sad to ser people who seem incapable of existing without a phone being in their hand. I hate having to dodge them in the street glued to their phone and oblivious to those around them. Next time you eat out just look to see how many are on their phones... today we saw a table of 6 adults and children all tapping away :-( Hugs Jan xx

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