Friday, March 22, 2013

 

Haiku Friday: "Now can you hear me?"


In Williamsburg earlier this week, I saw the guy pictured above step away from his portrayal of Peyton Randolph (or some such character) and take a call on his cell phone.  Or, at least try to-- the AT & T service in Williamsburg is really terrible.

Cell phones are important parts of our lives.  Let's haiku about that-- the phones we have hated or loved, the problems they cause, the mistakes they have enabled...

Here, I will go first:

Once owned a brick,
Worked only once in a while...
Still, a miracle.

Now, you go!  Make it about 5 syllables/7syllables/5 syllables... and check out the competition as it rolls on!

Comments:
This one makes me smile!

Oops! I hit re-dial
Blasted out Tom's "Free Fallin"
Oh, good grief! You heard?
 
I had a good chat
with a young friend the other day
never saw their eyes
Dad

 
Butt-dialed heartbeat
Life force, symbol, pulsing true;
Truest message yet.
 
I had a dumb phone;
Thought iPhones were for zombies.
Now I'm a zombie.
 
Dropped my iPhone
In a, uh, pool of water
Not reaching in there!
 
Text, text, text, text, text
Text-a-phone! This century's
Umbilical cord.
 
Son's first mobile phone:
Not too overprotective,
loosen apron strings.
 
Who is Silence? You
Silly-song;He slinks away.
Takes peace with him.

I am not Mistress
Of my fate...You are. You call,
Even hound me in baths.

Once in a movie
I put You in purse with beer.
That shut you up...good.

O you're good in pinch...
Car breaks down or hooligan
Threatens...Blessed GPS.

You are devilish when
Lost. I never lost my old
Phone--tethered to wall.

What's become of letters?
Missives of love,regard?
You abbreviate life.
 
Texted a girlfriend
"Miss you, babe." My boss replies,
"I'm not your girlfriend."


 
Renee, I love that one.

Here is another:

"You cute," said the text
From Gordon E. Davenport
Wrong number-- awkward!
 
Two tin cans and string
Our service was much better
Could always hear you...

Our voices travel
invisible, with wonder
I don't understand

The cellphone, no cords
doesn't work well with metal
like a microwave
 
Third-hand-me down phone,
Slammed in a car door and cracked,
Not on purpose, mom!
 
It was how he did
It: Bi 4 nw,Sal-Gal!
Its nt u its me.

Wht a jrk! tht Geoff!
Brks up w/me in txt.No
Class j-ass. Not LOL
 
I try to write "love"
My phone changes it to "live"
It is the same thing.
 
phone in front pocket,
it slid out, bounced on dock,
and into the lake.
 
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