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arqios


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there was a time
when thoughts
were pencilled in
by flashlight or nightlight
well after the house
has shut down for the night

there was a time
when poems
were extensions
of one's hopes and dreams
by words coloured in -
imagination reigned supreme

there came a time
when typing in
on keyboards and touch screens
cursors blipping and
message alarms beeping -
our faces twitting in online spaces

there'll come a time
when our souls
after having been
stripped and laid bare
shall seek their worlds once more
in the humble printed word

 

 

 

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  • sorenbarrett

    Shall we return to our past? At times I wish it so, at others I would not for anything relive it. I remember well the times of pencil and paper, ink that could not be altered and paper copy. Maybe some day a solar flare with erase all our cloud history and we will start anew. Great write Cryptic

    • arqios

      Thanks Soren, true. My fingers really hurt writing long hand ✍️

    • David Wakeling

      I think this makes a profound point about writing. It can be seen as eternal life because writing preserves the soul.Great poem made me think

      • arqios

        Preserving the soul allows the memories to live on, and that’s fine with meπŸ™πŸ»πŸ•ŠοΈ

      • arqios

        What are the odds…

      • MDStone

        Our memory lingers in our words and future travelers should they discover them and take the time to open the chest… peer for a moment into our soul. Well written and well said. Thank you for sharing with us.

        • arqios

          Thank you too for sharing your thoughts which are valued and appreciated much πŸ™πŸ»πŸ•ŠοΈ

        • Tristan Robert Lange

          A powerful write. Writing has been a recorder and preserver of my soul, so this rings very true to me. It's funny, because I see you wrote this in "long hand". The poem I published today was written in long hand, along with another one! Yes, the fingers are not so used to that anymore, though I love the practice! 🀣 Well done on this, my friend! πŸ‘πŸŒΉ

          • arqios

            Tapping on a touchscreen is even easier than writing with a digital pen πŸ–ŠοΈπŸ™πŸ»πŸ•ŠοΈquite a journeyπŸ™πŸ»πŸ•ŠοΈ

            • Tristan Robert Lange

              True...though, I tend to be all thumbs! 🀣 Indeed, it is my friend.

              • arqios

                Oh that’s an early 2000s move, when SMS was all the rave. πŸ™πŸ»πŸ•Š

                • Tristan Robert Lange

                  LOL! Indeed! 🀣

                • Goldfinch60

                  That printed words will bring wonder tom us all arqios.

                  Andy

                  • arqios

                    Here’s to wide-eyed wonder πŸ•ŠπŸ™πŸ»πŸ€©

                  • NafisaSB

                    i agree with your thoughts, and feel that it is just a matter of time.



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