The White Pages
Before technology, to find
A number, you would look
In a pretty big directory
Of names bound in a book.
There were two types - the yellow pages
Listed business phones
And the white-paged paperback contained
Your personal unknowns.
The names were alphabetical
And had a home address,
Plus the number for the telephone
To dial (not to press!)
We have a copy from the past;
Our grandson found our page,
Though whether he could picture
Using it was hard to gauge.
Of course, most people used these books
As booster seats for tots.
Suggesting that today, though,
Would make most young parents plotz.
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