There I was
Sitting in the waiting room,
Waiting for the vampire
To draw some blood from me,
Hopefully arm, not neck,
When they come in.
A couple,
Not in the first flush of youth,
She with walking sticks,
Him dragging on behind.
They sat down near me,
She rummaged in her handbag,
He felt for something in his pocket,
Out they came,
Both took out their mobiles.
So very strange from a couple,
A couple like them.
I would expect nothing less,
Nothing less from youngsters,
(By youngsters I mean
Anybody under fifty)
But they were in the twilight,
Twilight of their lives,
But they became so intent,
So intent on their mobiles,
That it seemed so very strange,
So very strange to me.
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Author:
Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (
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- Comment from author about the poem: People watching again. Saw this couple in the doctors surgery waiting room. I saw the saxophonist at the jazz club I go to once a month, he was playing with another saxophonist, John Hallam. It was a great evening of jazz.
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A fine write Gold - Modern oldies?! Title reminded me of a long word (ooh). Zacharias, John Baptist's father, could not speak a while, after seeing an angel in the Temple - Psychophonosthenia. 'Soul-sound-less'. Psycho-phonos-thenia. Bit early in the day for these long words! Too early for an unwatered scotch?
Thanks Orchi, yes Modern Oldies indeed.
Yes certainly too early for any scotch.
Too early for long words too - got headache now, with all that thinking up that word.
Love the SAX Uncle Andy : always COOL : perhaps too cool for classical : but it has apperaed once or twice on the Proms ! BRIAN refuses to have a MOBILE : He calls it the FOBILE MOAN of the Mobile Phone (spoonerism ?). I do need one in case Im called in if one of my Clients is in Emergency. Im ON CALL 6am to Midnight ! Teens live on their Phones & Tablets (not paracetamol !) but i do see more 50+ using mobiles in PUBLIC. Your Poem is a Gem : reporting Society Today !
Blessings & Love for YOU & JOYCE :
ANGELA (NZ) 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
Ive added CLIFF (Summer Holiday) please check !
Thank you Angela, yes there so many people looking down at their 'phones that they become oblivious to the world around them.
nowt so strange as folk... maybe it said more about your expectations... tho I would probably agree... Did you know there is no reason whatsoever to be told or expected not to use your mobile in a GP practice or hospital waiting area.... if anyone says turn it off or it interferes with this or that, tell them to go take a hike....we used to let anyone use their mobile at our old surgery & clinics.....rant over.. nice poem... N
Thanks Neville, yes there is a notice on our surgery but nobody seems to take any notice of it.
well there ya go..... N
Andy,
Good Morning!
I enjoyed the video and the poem!
I must admit, I’m an owner of one of those “mobiles”! I will also admit that I don’t own a computer! If I didn’t have this device that I’m using right now, I wouldn’t be able to send you this message! For my purposes, I find having this device to be very convenient because it is small enough to fit anywhere! I do travel quite a bit.
To each his/her own...
I guess!
I hope you’re getting a lot of R & R this week!
Have a wonderful day!
I’ll be indoors today. The temperature outdoors is -17C!
My love to Joyce and to you!
~Laura~
Thank you Laura, yes I have a mobile 'phone as well but I try to use it appropriately. I was getting some R & R until I became ill on Thursday evening and spent yesterday in bed or in the bathroom, all seems to be better this morning.
Glad you’re feeling better!
Stay well!
Another great observational piece Andy - sadly it's becoming more evident these days.
Thank you Michael, iyes it seems to be coming 'the norm' nowadays.
My mum is 62 and on her phone more than me! They had to keep waving that no mobile phone sign to her in the theatre!
Every occasion needs a selfie, especially with her favourite daughter!
The older generation eh?
On topic!
Your Mum sounds quite the young girl, thank you sylvia.
You're never to old to learn a bad new trick. My 5" screen phone is too flippin small to want to spend too much time squinting at it and laptop too big.
Life can give us so many problems.
Oh the sax has always blown me away my friend - - - such cool cool music - -- - - the strange old couple with mobiles would have brought a smile to my face too.
Thank you Fay, yes that sax player was at the Jazz Club that I go to once a month he was great.
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