TELECOM'S BEQUEST

A new technology does not add or subtract something. 
It changes everything. —Neil Postman

To announce the dawn of his tele-technology,
Morse sent a line from the Holy Muse:
“What hath God wrought!” he tapped (in apology),
and opened an epoch of noxious news.

Contemporary Rhyme Vol.3 No.3 Summer 2006

THE OCCASIONAL FIRE

POEMS
Life Scroll
Spirit Wings
Death in the Family
Flight Chief
Legacy
Honeymoon Photo, October, 1939
49 Chevy
The Seed of Me
Land of Rest
On Allison's Leaving
Telecom's Bequest
Starbucks, Tuesday, 3:36 p.m.
Action Still
Vital Meaning
Fools

HYMNS
God will not let us go
The rising sun blazed out of night
Light! Light! A shattering light
Worship the Lord
As a doe

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