Three To Practice (2013)

1. Hoops.

2. A planned speech.

3. Penmanship.

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Handwriting 101, for sure-

A communication tool, that should

endure.

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Modern Mother Goose-On The Loose # 978 (To Give A Quiet Holler)

We hollered across the plain-

With the prospect, of local information, to gain.

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We waited, for word, by pony express-

From loved ones, to a specific address.

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Snail mail eventually took its place-

Back then, it was considered letters delivered in haste.

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And, then came the telephone-

With one person navigating, letting your personal

business, to the whole town be readily known.

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The party line was certainly a go-getter-

Sharing a line, with just a few folks was a trend setter.

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To remember the days, when we got a call-

And, had to stand, in the corner, and talk on the phone,

that was attached to the wall.

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Pay phones helped to ease the load-

When we traveled elsewhere, on the road.

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Cordless became the rule-

To talk out in the yard, became the normal cool.

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The cell took its place in line-

Conversation everywhere is what we could find.

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And, now when we holler at that special friend-

Instant messaging or a text is what we send.

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Simple words, across the screen-

No vocals involved, just the message seen.

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We hollered across the plain-

With the prospect, of local information, to gain.

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Modern Mother Goose-On The Loose # 871 (In The Corner Down The Hall)

There used to be a corner-

In the house, down the hall, that caused a stir.

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For that was where the telephone was-

Attached to a wire, in the wall, just because.

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One had to stand in that one spot-

Cause back in the day, this is all one got.

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No cordless or cell phone, to be had-

To stand in the corner, to make a call made one glad.

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It was always on hand-

That telephone and the book, in the corner, on a stand.

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And, of course, our most used numbers were written, on the wall-

In the midst, of the corner, down the hall.

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There used to be a corner-

In the house, down the hall, that caused a stir.

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Modern Mother Goose-On The Loose # 378 (No Dial Tone)

Once upon a time there was no dial tone-
There was in fact, no type of phone.
.
.
One had to write or go next door-
If any exchange of words, were in store.
.
.
Or holler, or perhaps talk, over the fence-
Of course, things have changed, to the tune
of immense.
.
.
We finally got the phone, where the operator
would blast our personal business all over
town-
And then to the party line, where many callers,
at once, could be found.
.
.
.
And then we went single line-
Leading to the mobile, that led to the
continuing twittering, of what is on one’s
mind.
.
.
.
Once upon a time there was no dial tone-
There was in fact, no type of phone.

-2013-

Modern Mother Goose-On The Loose # 378 (No Dial Tone)

Once upon a time there was no dial tone-
There was in fact, no type of phone.
.
.
One had to write or go next door-
If any exchange of words, were in store.
.
.
Or holler, or perhaps talk, over the fence-
Of course, things have changed, to the tune
of immense.
.
.
We finally got the phone, where the operator
would blast our personal business all over
town-
And then to the party line, where many callers,
at once, could be found.
.
.
.
And then we went single line-
Leading to the mobile, that led to the
continuing twittering, of what is on one’s
mind.
.
.
.
Once upon a time there was no dial tone-
There was in fact, no type of phone.

-2013-

Modern Mother Goose-On The Loose # 378 (No Dial Tone)

Once upon a time there was no dial tone-
There was in fact, no type of phone.
.
.
One had to write or go next door-
If any exchange of words, were in store.
.
.
Or holler, or perhaps talk, over the fence-
Of course, things have changed, to the tune
of immense.
.
.
We finally got the phone, where the operator
would blast our personal business all over
town-
And then to the party line, where many callers,
at once, could be found.
.
.
.
And then we went single line-
Leading to the mobile, that led to the
continuing twittering, of what is on one’s
mind.
.
.
.
Once upon a time there was no dial tone-
There was in fact, no type of phone.

-2013-

Modern Mother Goose-On The Loose # 378 (No Dial Tone)

Once upon a time there was no dial tone-
There was in fact, no type of phone.
.
.
One had to write or go next door-
If any exchange of words, were in store.
.
.
Or holler, or perhaps talk, over the fence-
Of course, things have changed, to the tune
of immense.
.
.
We finally got the phone, where the operator
would blast our personal business all over
town-
And then to the party line, where many callers,
at once, could be found.
.
.
.
And then we went single line-
Leading to the mobile, that led to the
continuing twittering, of what is on one’s
mind.
.
.
.
Once upon a time there was no dial tone-
There was in fact, no type of phone.

-2013-

Modern Mother Goose-On The Loose # 378 (No Dial Tone)

Once upon a time there was no dial tone-
There was in fact, no type of phone.
.
.
One had to write or go next door-
If any exchange of words, were in store.
.
.
Or holler, or perhaps talk, over the fence-
Of course, things have changed, to the tune
of immense.
.
.
We finally got the phone, where the operator
would blast our personal business all over
town-
And then to the party line, where many callers,
at once, could be found.
.
.
.
And then we went single line-
Leading to the mobile, that led to the
continuing twittering, of what is on one’s
mind.
.
.
.
Once upon a time there was no dial tone-
There was in fact, no type of phone.

-2013-

Modern Mother Goose-On The Loose # 378 (No Dial Tone)

Once upon a time there was no dial tone-
There was in fact, no type of phone.
.
.
One had to write or go next door-
If any exchange of words, were in store.
.
.
Or holler, or perhaps talk, over the fence-
Of course, things have changed, to the tune
of immense.
.
.
We finally got the phone, where the operator
would blast our personal business all over
town-
And then to the party line, where many callers,
at once, could be found.
.
.
.
And then we went single line-
Leading to the mobile, that led to the
continuing twittering, of what is on one’s
mind.
.
.
.
Once upon a time there was no dial tone-
There was in fact, no type of phone.

-2013-

The New That Happened To Unfold-From The Old (447)

Mail delivered by Pony Express-

To the latest text at best.

-2016-