Constance La France Poet Light Verse

Patience Is the Key

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,
Then return to find kitty asleep on the KEYS !


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(March 22, 2015) Edit, December 26, 2019


Poetry/Light Verse/Patience is the KEY
Copyright Protected, ID 15-1211-692-0
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Submitted into the contest, Strand Special 10
sponsor, Brian Strand

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Edward Ibeh December 28, 2019 at 1:01 PM Beautiful, and so true, Constance:-) Heartiest congratulations for your win! You should like my poem, "The Necessity of Patience" Constance La France December 29, 2019 at 12:04 PM Edward, thanks so much for the beautiful and the congratulations, I will check out your poem for sure !

Caren Krutsinger December 26, 2019 at 5:20 PM The ending is classic. Constance La France December 27, 2019 at 8:42 AM Caren, if you have a cat you understand completely, because whatever you are doing they want you to stop that because they need your attention ! Thanks for visiting my poem!

Ann Foster December 26, 2019 at 2:45 PM hehe... I love the last line... I remember when we still used typewriters and sat in dark rooms with no comments by anyone, to cheer us forward... Love your words, well written, well focused and fun. A telltale sign of true talent, deep and yet moving swiftly. Ann Constance La France December 26, 2019 at 3:04 PM Ann, thanks for the visit and great comment, that was a fun poem to write back in 2015, and it still makes me giggle. My technology has come a long way since then but a different kitty is still taking naps on the keys !