I've never twitted on Tweeter
nor am I an Instagrammarian
I've searched on Goggle
but cannot find MyFace on the interweb
I ask "how do I find the North Star?"
and get 4,460,000,000 hits, mostly ads
for an ice cream bar called "The Big Dipper"
so I go make some toast and eat lunch
at least I can work a toaster
Kids think I was born in the Jurassic era
believing my first job was swabbing the deck
on a Byzantine sailing ship
for I speak of phones connected to the wall
and TV sets with 4 channels and cars that got 8 mpg
I don't know url's from www's, or http's from html's
my mobile phone always auttocronects my speeling
and cyber censors block my search for 'penal colonies'
I cannot find the mute button on Zoom
so my belch might make it into the meeting minutes
my internet takes regular coffee breaks
and the only tweeting is the birds outside my window
so I sit at my screen watching dots chase themselves in a circle
trying not to get toast crumbs
on my high tech keyboard
Written 16 Mar 2022
Categories:
twitted, technology,
Form: Free verse
Here come the lions, tigers and bears, oh, my.
I get closer to my mate, feeling we’ll die.
What was this family thinking? Was he sick in the head?
Why was his wife walking around, no fear of being dead?
My mate smiled at me. It is more than okay, he said.
I have a good feeling that we’ll be safe and well fed.
We were in this creaky leaky thing for many cycles of the moon
And the lions, tigers, and bears all stayed on their side of the room.
There was a magical feeling about these days, for sure.
Every animal was quiet, silent, in awe, feeling pure.
The birds fluttered around and twitted and twilled.
This boat ride was a mission by God, fully filled.
We were in shock when we landed one day with a bump
All exited without a maiming or killing, no one did jump.
The oddest most cosmic time in the world, if you ask me
When all animals were quiet, and let others be.
Categories:
twitted, animal, bible,
Form: Rhyme
No one was aware of when
The surroundings were
Silent and slant
From near to far,
Mosquitoes were disappeared
Flies have gone,
And grasshoppers went
Looked up to the sky
Warblers were nowhere
Swallows were absent
Moved down to the tree
A few sparrows twitted
Where hid the old Sam?
They are full of curiosity
Categories:
twitted, autumn, bird, environment, weather,
Form: Free verse
Off the perch with shame beneath,
A Twitted crow flies aloft.
Hoping spectrum, blues and reds,
Dreadful notions, ugly skin!
Bracken wings, rotten look,
Rocking black, freakish beak,
Squawking hard, aiming high,
Cracking sound, beating trees!
Nasty fight that broke his heart,
Thrown afar from family,
Roots unknown yet fallen prey,
Lost he was to mystery.
Spreading wings, beating firm,
Gazing sharp, locking claws,
Diving down, mighty strong,
Fighting back, lengthy dusk.
©Anees Rahman
Categories:
twitted, abuse, anger, bird, conflict,
Form: Free verse
"Knowing is far much better than not knowing at all,
Knowing the worse it gets, the better it will be.
It helps one to get through bad times as easy."
-twitted in Twitter account
(My follow-up Tweet on this):
"Knowledge of the balance takes away your reasons
to be mad, sad, hate, worry envy, be disappointed.
It frees all negative emotions and feelings."
Categories:
twitted, forgiveness, inspirational, philosophy, uplifting,
Form: Free verse
"I cannot hate but only love. No remorse, no regrets..because Love begets Love."
-twitted in Twitter account
Categories:
twitted, devotion, inspirational, love,
Form: Free verse
"To be happy, you have to let go.
To let go, you have to forget.
To forget, you have to pretend.
..because there's no way you'll ever Forget.."
-twitted in Twitter account
Categories:
twitted, devotion, inspirational, love,
Form: Light Verse
"At the end, we must forgive those who offended us, whether the offense is really
intended or merely perceived..because Love lies in us.." -twitted in Twitter account
Categories:
twitted, forgiveness, inspirational, peace, sorry,
Form: Free verse
"When someone offended us, doesn't mean we are willing to be hurt, but rather willing to
forgive the offenses because we Love." .twitted on Twitter account
Categories:
twitted, inspirational, life, love,
Form: Free verse