With
my dumb phone
I
can call,
and
send texts,
but
that is all.
My
ancient phone
has
no data plan.
Of
4G networks,
I’m
not a fan.
No
GPS,
I
use a map.
Instead
of music,
I
hum and clap.
No
calendar,
I’m
fashionably late.
Don’t
need video,
memory’s
still great.
I
prefer
my
dumb phone,
‘cause
my info
stays
all my own.
This is nice! It puts things in perspective and it made me stop and think about my own phone. Thank you for sharing, Bridget! =)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Fats! I think it is interesting to think about the role technology plays in our lives. =)
DeleteA fun look at the pluses and minuses of dumb phones, Bridget. :-) I especially got a kick out of "Instead of music, I hum and clap."
ReplyDeleteThanks, Tabatha! My humming and clapping are something else...just ask my girls! = )
DeleteHa ha - Fun, Bridget. Beware of the siren calls around the bend, though - sending silly pix and videos back and forth to your college kids out of town becomes addictive! ;0)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Robyn! So true, technology has a way of becoming addictive - especially when we share it with our kids. = )
DeleteHah! What fun. Up until two years ago, I didn't even have a dumb phone. I got by with a landline and smoke signals. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jama! Smoke signal emoticons must have been tricky. = )
DeleteSo true about that last buit, but I am devoted to my "smart" phone...sadly, perhaps?!
ReplyDeleteI know, Tara, Smart phones are way of life these days. I'd have one if I could afford it! = )
DeleteI would not want to get along without the smartness of my phone. Love taking pictures and emailing or texting them immediately, finding out where I am, finding a place to eat, updating my blog on the run, ending an argument about the meaning of a word, enjoying FaceTime with 2 year old grandson so far away, etc. I don't know if I can go back now...
ReplyDeleteThat being said...I loved your poem!
Thanks, Donna! It is amazing what these phones can do. I look forward to enjoying those perks when I join the 21st century. LOL!
DeleteIt's only been a while, but I am hooked on my smart phone, the only phone I now have. Weird not to pick up a phone in the house on a stand anymore. I love your ode, though, you've saving lots of money! And, I do worry about the kids & no longer reading maps-seems like a skill going away!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda! We will get a Smart phone at some point when we can afford it. But for now, I am content to only regulate my 16 year old's texting instead of internet usage on the go. That will come eventually. = )
DeleteHa, ha! I remember the days when a "princess" phone was the new big thing!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Diane! Mickey Mouse phones were all the rage when I was a kid. Now kids don't even have land lines! = )
DeleteSo cute!
ReplyDeleteWe still have (we don't use it -- just keep it around for posterity and fun) an old rotary phone. My 11 yr. old still plays with it. :)
Thanks, Karen! I haven't seen a rotary phone in ages! What fun for your kids. Those were the "smart" phones back in the day. = )
DeleteNice!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ruth! I appreciate your kind comment. = )
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