Skat A Poet Rhyme

Telephone

TELEPHONE
I will wait for the phone to ring
       Without a dial tone!
Did I not pay my phone bill?
Ring! Ring it's the  TELEPHONE.

 A very unusual way to leave the world.
       Let's all thank,
 ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL.
For one of the world's best inventions
The most valuable means of communication.
      UN-great-full we are,
Abandoning the telephone in every nation
We now consider the cell phone a better creation.
What happens to talk to our friends from home.
Now you are talking while pumping gas at the gas station.
Driving around while talking on the phone.
You don't care about your situation.
Just as long your antenna is not on roaming.
What happen to s.o.s. Communication.
Now we TEX with addiction.
Do not forget about the phoning internet.
Do not forget about the year1876.

    SKAT

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Gordon Mcconnell July 29, 2017 at 10:52 AM Super piece Linda, you tell so well the life of the telephone. I'm been reading biography of AGB recently which is very interesting. Have great day, Gordon

Adeyemi Joshua July 27, 2017 at 12:19 PM Yea,thanks to Billy Gram but all thanks to the Almighty God that gave him the knowledge of it. I bet you,the usefulness of telephone is even beyond what Gram thought it will be and serve. Good one!

Leona Slagle October 17, 2015 at 12:14 PM So So true unfortuntley. Great write thank you for your comment and thank you for welcoming me to the site, but what did you think of the poem itself? First time I have put a religious aspect to any of my poems. Have a great day

Len Gasun June 4, 2014 at 11:04 AM Hi, my dearest sis Skat! I can remember this poem but I think I haven't commented yet on it. A great write which I extremely enjoyed reading once again tonight. I hope my phone ( landline) will be updated soon by our condominium custodian here. Thanks for sharing and the smiles. I hope you're doing well and so with the rest of your family/loved ones. Sending you all my lovely hugs. Pls. give my warm regards to your dearest sis Linda pls & to everybody. Thank u smuch. tcare. lovem4everLeonora

Robin Davis February 12, 2014 at 8:21 AM Skat This is a funny and silly way to get your point across about the over use of cell phones and non-communication face to face anymore. Thanks for the congrats on my Society's Ignorance poem

Poet Destroyer A July 7, 2013 at 12:23 AM no!

Audrey Castaneda April 9, 2010 at 10:01 PM lovin that one u got me at the txtin... thats my way of communication... we can now b fined if we r on our cells in a school zone... lol u sure r good u grabbed me w/HELLO!!!!! UR AWESOME. ( frm: belinda)

Debbie Guzzi April 9, 2010 at 1:39 PM So much to learn(me)...hmmm thank you..I can't even tex? my fingers are too...oh too something LOL Light & Love

Adell Foster March 13, 2010 at 2:47 PM Great writing Irma, I am also one who does not mind if the telephone does not ring .... yet it seems that if I do not answer there will be someone texting or leaving a thousend voice mails... Still I guess it is nice to be so loved...LOL Thank you for sharing such an amusing write I' ve truly enjoyed the read. Many Blessings, Always, Adell

Audrey Haick March 10, 2010 at 9:44 PM Well-written, humor and truth. I enjoyed this. Thanks for reading and commenting on my poem...Peace, Audrey

Faleshia Murphy March 5, 2010 at 10:44 AM VERY NICE AND SO TRUE LOVED IT FALESHIA

Brian Strand March 4, 2010 at 11:52 PM Irma thanks for your welcome comments today.Rgds Brian

Cecil Hickman March 4, 2010 at 9:18 PM a great one why do we seem to have to stay in touch so much,,,yes I agree they are great for an emergency,,the best one that ever happened to me,,was,,,when someone was talking on a cellphone in the middle of a hallway and i was walking down the hallway,,and they said to me excuse me this is a private call,,,I said not anymore since you decided to take ii in public,,and I said excuse ME,,and Thank you for visiting my words and leaving your comment as well...Blessings..Cecil

Andrea Dietrich March 4, 2010 at 12:52 PM I HATE the overuse of cell phones, it's one of my biggest peeves. People are nutso, Irma. Good take on it. LUv, Andrea

Linda-Marie Sweetheart March 3, 2010 at 8:01 PM Hi BBF.. thankxxx for enjoying my special chair poem.. I still have it in my living room and won't part with it... it has many memories.. nite nite luv.. Linda-Marie..

Robert A. Dufresne March 2, 2010 at 5:53 PM hehee I'm with my buddy Daver on this one Irma . In church one sunday somebody's phone rings and we can all hear him answer and keep talking to someone on the other end while the preacher is speaking....... sheesh!

Daver Austin March 2, 2010 at 2:46 PM I'm sitting in Barnes and Noble trying to enjoy my coffee and cookie when this idiot at the table next to me starts using his cell phone. I'm sure everyone within 50 feet of his table could hear every word. Did you ever want to poke a cell phone down the user's throat? Good write! Love, daver

Sheila Parrish-Spence March 2, 2010 at 5:05 AM Historical, thought provoking, and a good poem. Makes us remember how far communication has come.

Dr.Ram Mehta March 1, 2010 at 7:36 PM A good write

Gert W. Knop March 1, 2010 at 4:02 PM Great your comments on the phone, Irma! By the way did you know that the telephone was originally a German invention by a certaim Mr. Philipp Reis, A teacher from Gelnhausen, Hesse, Germany? But his problem was that nobody there paid attention to his invention and only Graham Bell was later capable to bring it togeneral use. Thank you for commenting "Nights"..Rgds. Gert

Linda-Marie Sweetheart March 1, 2010 at 2:39 PM Thankxxx so much Irma for your beautiful comments on my puppy poem.. she was a sweet dog who just died of old age.. I like to believe she had a good life with our family... appreciate your special comments on my poetry readings every day but I will not be on Soup tonight as my son is leaving for Iraq tonight on a late flight as I posted on my blog today... so will talk again tomorrow...my BBF..luv..Linda-Marie

David Byrne February 28, 2010 at 9:36 PM Great idea well expressed!

Samir Georges February 28, 2010 at 7:11 PM A great write, but I like to think that without the wondrous vents of 1876 we wouldn't have cell phones, and for that as well, we must thank Mr. Bell.

Debbie Guzzi February 28, 2010 at 1:00 PM How true dear friend YOU have soup mail!

Sara Kendrick February 28, 2010 at 4:22 AM Cute reminder of our modern technology....It is not safe to use a cell phone around gas stations...The static electricity that they create can cause a gas explosion...Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my poem "Seahorse Named Henry"...I misspelled the last word and have now changed it...It will probably make more sense...I was really tired when I posted it. Keep the creative pen flowing. Sara

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