Francine Roberts Poet Rhyme

Press One For English

I dread phoning businesses,
I dread phoning the store.
No real people answer.
Those days are no more.

Press one for English,
two for French, if you please.
No real human contact
for my queries to ease.

Press three for your balance.
Press four to complain.
Press five to start over. 
These calls are a pain.

I pay more for my cable
than seems really fair
but I like that when I call
there are real people there.

My biggest pet peeve
is when the automated voice
calls me at my home
then gives me the choice,

press one for English,
two for French, if you please.
Press four and we'll connect you
with telemarketers overseas.

Automated phone calls
are as annoying as hell.
I just hate what has happened
to Dear old Ma Bell.

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Lee Ramage August 4, 2011 at 11:12 PM I knew it was winner when I read it. Just love this poem. Congratulations. Lee

Jack Horne August 4, 2011 at 12:00 PM Wow, so many contest results again! Many congrats for all your wins : )

Robert A. Dufresne August 3, 2011 at 10:19 PM well done on this poem Francine. Of course it should have been placed much higher. I could never be a judge of poetry.... I guess I just don't understand how poems qualify to be winners over others

Nette Onclaud August 3, 2011 at 11:30 AM francine,a rousing applause to you for the shining win! ..:) huggs!

Carol Sunshine Brown August 3, 2011 at 7:30 AM Congratulations on your placement in Natalie's contest Francine. Love, Carol

Cory Long August 3, 2011 at 7:00 AM congrats on this fine win cory

Ralph Taylor August 2, 2011 at 10:32 PM Congrats on your win, Francine. Awesome piece. Enjoyed. Nice going. luv Ralph

Linda-Marie Sweetheart August 2, 2011 at 9:43 PM Congrats Francine on your sweet success with this terrific poetry luv.. awesome ...

Dr.Ram Mehta August 2, 2011 at 9:31 PM Congratulations on the win in the contest of Natalie ,Francine

Don Johnson August 2, 2011 at 8:59 PM little shiela knows the score, foreign voices saying sure, punch one for going places, ho hum is saying Ignacious, well done hot little one,

Natalie The Rogue Rhymer August 2, 2011 at 8:14 PM Francine-so true, I agree! Congrats. on your win!

Lee Ramage August 1, 2011 at 12:51 AM ME TOO! great poem. Lee

Don Johnson July 29, 2011 at 11:09 PM ah yes we have the telemarketeer, coming through from bombay, accent slightly queer, I rang the local postoffice at Mtgravatt Brisbane here, got someone in victoria, 2 thousand miles from here....nope he didna know if my book had arrived...nuff said Fred

Nette Onclaud July 26, 2011 at 2:47 PM even the one who answers is not human... where are all the real people?? i'm with you on this,francine... superb, down-to earth write.. winning wishes as always! :) huggs, nette

Steven Cooke July 26, 2011 at 11:20 AM well said, the worlds gone mad. love the poem

Linda-Marie Sweetheart July 26, 2011 at 10:49 AM Me too Francine.. a perfect poem on the MODERN way of phoning now.. it is cumbersome and don't u just want to throw the phone sometimes? and if u press the wrong button u begin again listening to the irritating voice again..oh.. Ma Bell is definitely missed and u have created a classic here luv. good luck if entered into the contest for annoying cellphones..

Sara Kendrick July 26, 2011 at 7:36 AM This one is true and all company presidents or CEO need to read it..Good luck in the contest if written for the one that was going..Enjoyed reading this creative work..Sara

Kevin Clark July 26, 2011 at 7:08 AM Oh my God this is great write and so true.