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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ trees are more interesting than cell phones bark tells better stories than soon-to-be plastic bones

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Paige Hind

Date: 2/14/2024 5:12:00 PM

Yeah, you got it! I love trees.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/15/2024 3:53:00 AM

me tooo....Have you ever read the book, "The Hidden Life of Trees?"

Bill Baker

Date: 2/12/2024 8:04:00 PM

Excellent Kimo, Sara. Very well thought out. Have a pleasant day! Bill

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/13/2024 4:53:00 AM

thank you my hubby for your flowing and loving support

Speaks Volumes

Date: 2/12/2024 4:12:00 PM

Oh yes the land fill will be over-run by plastic bones soon. Rejected and not respected and not one story to tell. Love your poem Sara, a thoughtful look into the future. Well done. Best wishes Wen.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/12/2024 5:41:00 PM

thank you, Wendy, for your visit and kind words. Yep, those landfills will be filled with that stuff...I assume most of it isn't recyclable. sigh

Sara Kendrick

Date: 2/12/2024 2:08:00 PM

Ahh!! I like this one. Some people seem to be totally into those cell phones. Constantly in touch with someone or something. Thanks for sharing this one with us and for dropping by my page. Sara K

Sara Kendrick
Date: 2/13/2024 3:33:00 AM

Yes, I have seen couples out at a restaurant together in line waiting and they are talking to each other on the phone. LOL..Sara K

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/12/2024 2:51:00 PM

thanks, Sara K. I know many folks who have their cell phones by their sides 24/7--like an addiction almost. I prefer listening and talking to the trees :-) hugs, Sara B

Vijay Pandit

Date: 2/12/2024 5:55:00 AM

Bark indeed tells a life story if we listen. I see and feel the contrast you wish to convey, Sara.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/12/2024 2:50:00 PM

thank you Vijay for understanding the depth I wished to convey. Have a great evening, Sara

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 2/12/2024 5:22:00 AM

Thanks Sara. It seems we have a love hate relationship with our phones. I was in the cellular phone business since it’s infancy. The first handheld phones cost $6000.00 and it was 95 cents a minute to make a call.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/12/2024 2:49:00 PM

wow, thanks for that historical perspective. Seems as if we've come a long way; true--the relationship with a cell phone is a love/hate one. I love the convenience but don't like the cost nor the unwanted intrusion in my life (via spam, etc.)

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 2/12/2024 2:00:00 AM

Good poem. I hate these plastic gadgets.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/12/2024 5:16:00 AM

thank you, Victor. I agree...some of the devices, although convenient, are a bit annoying. :-)

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 2/11/2024 8:44:00 PM

Love the wording!

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/12/2024 5:16:00 AM

thanks bunches, Kim. Have a pleasant day, Sara

Gershon Wolf

Date: 2/11/2024 6:44:00 PM

What's a tree? lol.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/12/2024 5:15:00 AM

funny one, Gershon :-) have a great day

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 2/11/2024 6:35:00 PM

Plastic will never be nature,though it may litter it. I enjoyed the environmental slant to this poem. Photograph is beautiful.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/12/2024 5:15:00 AM

thanks for stopping by Hilda and for your positive comments. Have a splendid day, Sara

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 2/11/2024 6:34:00 PM

I love it. You tell the truth.

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/12/2024 5:14:00 AM

thanks, Richard...and I thought your 'fire dept. comment with Beryl was clever. Have a great day, Sara

Yann Rolland

Date: 2/11/2024 6:14:00 PM

i don't use my cellular phone, except emergency, i think i waste my time and money, thanks Sara for the wonderful poem

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/12/2024 5:14:00 AM

gosh, me too. I rarely use my cell phone...not attached to it 24/7 like many folks. We don't have a landline because it's cost prohibitive. So I use my phone (even though it's expensive) for making appointments and occasionally calling family and friends. I'm not a 'talker.' Glad you enjoyed the poem.

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 2/11/2024 5:00:00 PM

Trees are good for the environment too, which can’t be said for a cel phone, love your Kimo write Sara. Blessings, Beryl

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/12/2024 5:12:00 AM

I agree, Beryl. Glad you enjoyed my Kimo. Have a great day, Sara

Richard Lamoureux
Date: 2/11/2024 6:38:00 PM

Well if there’s a Forest Fire, the trees might appreciate a call to the local fire department.;0) Sorry I couldn’t resist. I know what you are saying.

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 2/11/2024 4:52:00 PM

I would pick a tree over a cel anytime, unless it was an emergency of grand capacity lol, thanks for the awareness, I can feel the tree smiling at you :)

Sara Etgen-Baker
Date: 2/12/2024 5:11:00 AM

awww, I do appreciate your visit and your delightful comments, Rose. Have a splendid day, Sara