Rosemarie Rowley Poet Sonnet

The Mad Secretary

THE MAD SECRETARY

Hunched over the computer, I am  mystical,
With mental white gloves and a karate belt - 
A daylight cursor, but on my bicycle,
A word and energy transformer, a flickering Celt.

Such metaphysics I can make into sensation,
Turned into binary formulae by the boss,
My passion is for punctuation- 
But the lingua franca doesn’t give a toss.

 I see the point.  I accommodate the pause.
I rinse the cups and make the coffee sweet,
I am saving myself for this man of laws,
Of Brehon provenance, who will entreat

Me to be his love, his partner and co-genitor,
Of a life graph, where he can trust the monitor.

(c) Rosemarie Rowley
From IN MEMORY OF HER (2008)

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J Hamilton Gist July 18, 2016 at 7:04 PM Sounds like computer love. I like it.

Ovidiu Bocsa July 10, 2016 at 6:28 AM My mother was a secretary and typewriter. I was born from a well put point on i. Destiny made me just a good waiter dreaming to be a writer. The menu of this day is a poetical one, so I put your name as RARE one. Taste it: It`s my soul.

Mary Guckian June 27, 2016 at 6:25 PM I love this poem about the Secretary and the typewriter and the cursor, the way you can use this subject going back to the myths is wonderful

Tom Arnone June 27, 2016 at 2:53 PM I Loved it -- but, couldn't decipher all of your meanings: "A daylight cursor, but on my bicycle?" "a flickering Celt?" Favorite line: "Of a life graph, where he can trust the monitor." :-)

Matthew Anish June 26, 2016 at 9:43 PM Interesting that you titled the poem "The Mad Secretary. My nephew plays in a rock band called The Mad Doctors. They hand out surgical gloves to the crowd. I found your poem to be quite unique and congratulations on being a featured poet. Peace & Love Matthew Anish

Elizabeth Babb June 26, 2016 at 6:23 PM I like it! A story...hopefully, with more to follow. Thanks for the great read!

Bl Devnath June 26, 2016 at 6:13 PM Beautiful poem my lovely friend. Loved always, bl