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

Date: 7/29/2017 10:52:00 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

Date: 7/27/2017 12:19:00 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

Date: 10/17/2015 12:14:00 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

Date: 6/4/2014 11:04:00 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

Date: 2/12/2014 8:21:00 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

Date: 7/7/2013 12:23:00 AM

no!

Audrey Castaneda

Date: 4/9/2010 10:01:00 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

Date: 4/9/2010 1:39:00 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

Date: 3/13/2010 2:47:00 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

Date: 3/10/2010 9:44:00 PM

Well-written, humor and truth. I enjoyed this. Thanks for reading and commenting on my poem...Peace, Audrey

Faleshia Murphy

Date: 3/5/2010 10:44:00 AM

VERY NICE AND SO TRUE LOVED IT FALESHIA

Brian Strand

Date: 3/4/2010 11:52:00 PM

Irma thanks for your welcome comments today.Rgds Brian

Cecil Hickman

Date: 3/4/2010 9:18:00 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

Date: 3/4/2010 12:52:00 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

Date: 3/3/2010 8:01:00 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

Date: 3/2/2010 5:53:00 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

Date: 3/2/2010 2:46:00 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

Date: 3/2/2010 5:05:00 AM

Historical, thought provoking, and a good poem. Makes us remember how far communication has come.

Dr.Ram Mehta

Date: 3/1/2010 7:36:00 PM

A good write

Gert W. Knop

Date: 3/1/2010 4:02:00 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

Date: 3/1/2010 2:39:00 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

Date: 2/28/2010 9:36:00 PM

Great idea well expressed!

Samir Georges

Date: 2/28/2010 7:11:00 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

Date: 2/28/2010 1:00:00 PM

How true dear friend YOU have soup mail!

Sara Kendrick

Date: 2/28/2010 4:22:00 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