“Beam up Scotty”, came the order.
There he was on his handset,
Talking to others throughout the Universe.
That handheld device,
That seemed so alien,
Back then.
But now they are everywhere,
You cannot go down the street
Without seeing people on them,
Talking to others,
Ignoring where they are,
Ignoring the world around them.
“Bones, I’ve hurt my arm”,
Came the plea.
So out comes a probe
And a ray goes over the hurt,
All is well again.
Again, such an alien device,
Back then,
But now it can be done,
That probe is here.
Had Roddenberry seen the future?
Seen the Universe as it was to become,
Seen technology at its best,
And at its worst.
Was he in the future on Enterprise?
Did he boldly go
To where no man
Had gone before?
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- Comment from author about the poem: Yes I admit it, I am a Trekkie, I have all the series and all of the films. The series Next Generation I could almost recite. Anyway back in the sixties when Star Trek first came on our screens we were astounded about the hand held communication devices that they had - nowadays almost everybody has one. The other thing that they did was to cure people using a probe and no invasive surgery. On two occasions in the passed couple of weeks I have seen reports of a probe healing minor injuries without cutting into the body and then a couple of days ago I heard of a probe that can detect cancer, again without invasive surgery and much faster than any other diagnosis in existence - did Roddenberry see the future?
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Thanks a lot Goldfinch, for a very timely, well-written poem. I think the cell phone is the same as any other technology. It can be used for good, and it can be used for bad.
The cell phone increases and maybe improves communication, but I wonder about the quality of that communication. When you write a letter, or a poem, you think first, write later. With the cell phone you talk first, think later.
Very true Fred. There is a Portuguese Proverb that I came across many years ago - " If you write a letter in anger, walk slowly to the mailbox".
A fine write G/F.
Thanks Orchi.
Love that proverb Goldfinch. And in another few years everyone will be seeing the future before it's here. Great write my friend. ; )
Thank you AP, that proverb is so true in this day and age of instant response. When I was working it happened with emails, one customer in particular would always find something to complain about if I emailed him about anything, even if it was an answer to a problem he may have had with his computing system. If I 'phoned him he was as nice as pie - very strange.
Some people just can't be satisfied. My own father is like this much of the time.
Ah, Trekkies! A wonderful nostalgia, and, as with most good Sci fi, a capacity to 'feel' the inevitable future.
Enjoyed GF. Cheers.
Thank you Frank, so true of Sci Fi, did the writers come from the future?
Almost scary looking into the future but then I still hardly use my mobile and when I do attempt to do so it almost always wants charging.
It can be, but having worked in computing I have many techno gadgets.
All great sci-fi writers are visionaries. Their huge visions are fantastic and remain so such as time machines, star ships, invasions from space, until they happen... men on the moon etc.
Will Daleks make good poets or exterminate, eradicate, annihilate?
Nice writing Goldfinch.
Thank you DA very true.
The Doctor will always control the Daleks.
Thought provoking write. It certainly is interesting what technology they thought we'd have by now. Loved this.
Thank you Christina, it is amazing what we take for granted now that was just a dream even a few years ago.
Nice writing but not a Trekkie so I probably don't get it like some do
Thanks WL, no not all are Trekkies. If we were all the same this would be a very boring world.
Are you referring to the pen created by UT students that detects cancer? Regardless, though I haven't seen Star Trek, still loved this write!
Yes that is the latest one I heard about but a few weeks ago there was a report about a non invasive probe that could cure a problem, I can't remember what that problem was.
Thank you for the comment PB.
The future, the past, the now ... all the same ... "simultaneous time" ... such a difficult concept to grasp. Yet some visionaries, as you speculate in this poem, have obviously tapped into ... as I'm sure we all will be able to as we evolve.
A thought-provoking piece, Goldie!
Thank you Louis, I am sure that will happen before very long.
The development of new tech is so fast, beyond our imagination. A lot of things we saw in movie has come true today. We can hardly imagine what life will look like ten years later.
Nice poem.
Very true m and m, life is changing so very quickly.
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