Dot To Dot

Dot to dot and dash to dash: telegrams sent in a flash. Electromagnetic force: credit goes to Samuel Morse. Dots connected on a map by his magic tap-tap-tap. Letters had a sequenced code on the wire and down the road. Dot is short and dash is long; best if you don’t get them wrong. Common letters, shorter bursts; Q, X, Y, Z - they’re the worst. Between letters, subtle breaks; must have been some fun mistakes! Senders need no nervous twitch, insult in-laws with a glitch. Decode takes a fine-tuned ear, pen and paper always near. First one sent: “what hath God wrought?” Later, Hitler joined the plot. Shot himself, the Reich, in flame; Goering’s ’gram held partial blame. Dot to dot and dash to dash: Transatlantic distance smashed. Dash to dash and dot to dot - Now look at the phone I’ve got! ---------- for the Dot to Dot Poetry Contest sponsored by Kim Rodrigues written on 11/16/22