Patience

My laptop is a very pretty shade of purple, I open her top gently and dust off her keys; Calmly I press the start key and wait patiently, And I wait patiently composed in myself and full of hope. I am humming when at last I am connected, The internet is before me and I am on my way; And then it happens, "internet connection lost," Oh gosh and darn it I start the whole process once again. And again and again I try but not quite so calmly, Okay finally here we go I am on my way to creating; On my way to poetry soup and to writing a poem, And then it happens, "poetry soup is not responding." I am ready to throw the computer out the window, I scream at my laptop, "your usefulness is used up;" Off I go to have a tea and to smooth my feathers, Kitty has been watching me and decides to give it a whirl. _______________________ March 22, 2015 Poetry/Light Poetry/Patience Copyright Protected, ID 03-656-205-22 All Rights Reserved, 2015, Constance LaFrance Written for the Standard contest, Computer Poem Contest sponsor, Carol Eastman, Judged 2015 First Place Featured poem week of 05/05/2019.