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!
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for the Dot to Dot Poetry Contest
sponsored by Kim Rodrigues
written on 11/16/22
Copyright © Jeff Kyser | Year Posted 2022
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