20 Mar 2019
by Mary Elizabeth
in Modern Mother Goose-On The Loose
Tags: "Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times", Book, Business, Entertainment, Find, Fingers, Friends, History, Mary Elizabeth Rumsey, Modern Mother Goose-On the Loose, Online, Out, Outdated, Phone, Poetry, Rhyme, Someone, Unusual, Walk
To find someone, we used to go-
To that phone book, that we all
happened to know.
.
It had the names and numbers
of our friends around town-
It had the lists of businesses,
that were also found.
.
It was always by the telephone, for
us to use-
It got thicker and thicker, making
it impossible to lose.
.
They said that we used our fingers
to do the walking-
And, we still do, in order to keep
up with our non-stop talking.
.
But, in a different form, for many of
use our fingers, the same, still to
find-
But, instead of opening a book, we
tend to go online.
.
It is said that the paper telephone book
is going away-
Still, it would be nice to have one, for a
rainy day.
.
To find someone, we used to go-
To that phone book, that we all
happened to know.
-2010-
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14 Jan 2017
by Mary Elizabeth
in Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times 2017
Tags: "Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times", Amusement, Circus, Corner, Diabetes, Entertainment, Exercise, Gone, Mary Elizabeth Rumsey, MEinRhyme, Modern Mother Goose-On the Loose, Phone, Poetry, Reading, Remote, Rhyme, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baily, Whatever, Writing
1. Stand in the corner at home, to talk on the phone.
2. Get up to change the channel, on the TV.
3. Go to the circus.
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After 146 years, the ending for
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Baily
Circus is underway-
After a few more cities, it will be
gone forever in May.
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11 Sep 2016
by Mary Elizabeth
in Modern Mother Goose-On The Loose
Tags: "Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times", Communication, Dial tone, Mary Elizabeth Rumsey, MEinRhyme, Modern Mother Goose-On the Loose, Party line, Phone, Poetry, Reading, Rhyme, Single, Whatever, Writing
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-
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24 Jun 2016
by Mary Elizabeth
in Clear-That Fear
Tags: "Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times", Anxiety, Clear-That Fear, Mary Elizabeth Rumsey, MEinRhyme, Modern Mother Goose-On the Loose, Panic, Phone, Poetry, Reading, Rhyme, Tone, Whatever, Writing
Don’t touch that phone-
For you know that you can handle this alone.
-2016-
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21 May 2016
by Mary Elizabeth
in The New That Happened To Unfold-From The Old
Tags: "Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times", Everywhere, Mary Elizabeth Rumsey, MEinRhyme, Modern Mother Goose-On the Loose, Music, Phone, Plugged in, Poetry, Radio, Reading, Rhyme, The New That Happened To Unfold-From The Old, Three, Whatever, Writing
Plugged in radio music blare-
To music coming from the phone, everywhere.
-2016-
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30 Mar 2016
by Mary Elizabeth
in The New That Happened To Unfold-From The Old
Tags: "Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times", Living room, Mary Elizabeth Rumsey, MEinRhyme, Modern Motehr Goose-On the Loose, New show, On the go, Phone, Poetry, Re-run, Reading, Rhyme, The New That Happened To Unfold-From The Old, TV, Whatever, Writing
At home only, brand new show-
To re-run, while on the go.
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12 Feb 2016
by Mary Elizabeth
in Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times 2016
Tags: "Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times", Andertoons, Easy, Fast, In Person, Loans, Mary Elizabeth Rumsey, MEinRhyme, Phone, Poetry, Quick, Reading, Rhyme, Text, Whatever, Writing
1. In person.
2. Through mail.
3. Text.
===================
Tradition, to see-
Fast, quick, & easy.
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10 Feb 2016
by Mary Elizabeth
in The New That Happened To Unfold-From The Old
Tags: "Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times", Bright, Candlelight, Mary Elizabeth Rumsey, Phone, Phone light, Poetry, Reading, Rhyme, Shining, Text, The New That Happened To Unfold-From The Old, Three, Writing
Reading by candlelight-
To reading text, on phone, that is lit up bright.
-2016-
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29 Jan 2016
by Mary Elizabeth
in Practice It Right-Let's Be Polite
Tags: "Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times", Conversation, Hang up, Mary Elizabeth Rumsey, MEinRhyme, Phone, Poetry, Practice It Right-Let's Be Polite, Rhyme, Rude, Three, Tone, What the, Whatever
With that tone-
Someone may hang up on you, while talking on the phone.
-2016-
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03 Dec 2015
by Mary Elizabeth
in The New That Happened To Unfold-From The Old
Tags: "Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times", Card, Cash, Dollars, Mary Elizabeth Rumsey, Payment, Phone, Poetry, Rhyme, Swipe, The New That Happened To Unfold-From The Old, Writing
In hand, cash payment-
To phone swipe sent.
-2015-
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