diagnosed from India
but not fixed. Oh, well.
I’ll write with paper and pen
and flaming leaves streaming by.
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13 comments:
Thanks to your sickly laptop, you've been given a gift of a poem. "Oh, well," speaks volumes and I love the last two lines.
I'm glad you were able to get those flaming leaves on paper, JoAnn! Fingers crossed for a happy ending for your computer saga.
Poets find poems in every circumstance, it's true! Case in point: techno challenge transformed into tanga by you!
...And I get the bonus, too! Another form to learn about and to try; thanks for your kindness in sharing a link. Happy Internet day to all and to all a good fight: beating every techno travail or trauma that comes into site (or sight:) God bless you! Thanks for the holiday fun.
Thanks, everyone! In spite of its shortfalls, I still see the Internet as a huge benefit. After all, it links us all together, right? We certainly need it for Poetry Friday!
Love hearing that you wrote with paper & pen, leaves streaming by, and certainly hope that computer comes back perfect!
Your paper and pen served you well!
Here's my hug, JoAnn, for your TechnoWoes!
I've been there SO MANY TIMES - talking to technicians on the other side of the world.
Just last week MY portable keyboard froze at 11:30 pm whilst I was preparing for the next day's client!
{Note: the portable keyboard replaced my laptop's keyboard that had a non-working letter H! - as in estHer HersHenHorn!
I looked at my Geek Squad card glued to my desk: they had 24-7 service.
Instantly I fell in love with Angie the Technician. Guess who found out that temporary keyboard works on Triple A batteries?!
Sorry to be so winded but technology lapses do that to me!
I loved your poem. :)
Thank you to Linda, Buffy, and Esther! Esther, an earlier computer of mine had a broken key. I don't remember which letter, but I do remember when a frustrated toddler threw his bottle at it! My only recourse was to replace the keyboard--easier to do with a desktop than a laptop. Good luck with your technology, too!
Technology means you can't go home again. Only onward...
Technology means you can't go home again. Only onward...
Good luck, Joann! Amazing what technology can and can't do - nothing replaces "flaming leaves". =)
Walks and poetry are wonderful antedotes to technology woes. Thanks for sharing. I have a love/hate relationship with tech but find I cannot live without it. btw....Apple Care is a top-notch, US-based tech support team that has saved my bacon whenever I have a glitch or question about my macbook. Dell is moving out of the PC business, so maybe next time, consider fruit-flavored computer? -:D
JoAnn,
A big Grrrrrr.... in support.
The chaos these tech. problems pull down on us (sometimes too often) mean we invent the old ways.
This is a stunning color & it makes me feel as if I'm enjoying a walk in the woods, while inside with the ick.
I'm so glad to read this haiku.
Flaming = your mind & the gift of the leaves overhead.
From far off Florida, a Happy Hulaween to you & your keyboard.
Jan
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