Call Me!
IPhone Addiction74 total reviews
Comment from bhogg
I was getting ready to call it a night, but thought I would read just one more post. So glad it was yours. I'm no poet, so am not much into format and form. I like poems that touch me some way or another. Yours made me smile, but is also a great reflection of our obsession. Great job. Bill
reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017
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I was getting ready to call it a night, but thought I would read just one more post. So glad it was yours. I'm no poet, so am not much into format and form. I like poems that touch me some way or another. Yours made me smile, but is also a great reflection of our obsession. Great job. Bill
Comment Written 23-Jun-2017
reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017
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Thank you Bill for your understanding and fun review. I greatly appreciate your comments. Glad I made you smile. :)))
Blessings
Janet
Comment from Giddy Nielsen-Sweep
We laughed and laughed about your poem because we've just had an outage on our Internet and it affected my husband about the same way as your poem related your story. We thought the wording of your poem was brilliant and the words delightful. Love the rhyming too, Giddy
reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017
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We laughed and laughed about your poem because we've just had an outage on our Internet and it affected my husband about the same way as your poem related your story. We thought the wording of your poem was brilliant and the words delightful. Love the rhyming too, Giddy
Comment Written 23-Jun-2017
reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017
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Thank you Giddy for your fun review and special sparkling six stars. . I' glad this made you laugh. :)))
Blessings
Janet
Comment from jusylee72
so darling and fun and definitely true. We are an addicted society, just ask any teacher like me whose students seem to compare being without their phones as a synonym of death. I truly enjoyed your honesty and sense of humor.
reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017
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so darling and fun and definitely true. We are an addicted society, just ask any teacher like me whose students seem to compare being without their phones as a synonym of death. I truly enjoyed your honesty and sense of humor.
Comment Written 23-Jun-2017
reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017
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Thank you for your understanding and fun review. I greatly appreciate your comments. Last week I proctored at a local high school and saw first hand the looks of the students who had to give up their phones during a test. Priceless!
Blessings
Janet
Comment from kiwigirl2821
Well of course I loved this! I told my son that his father and I were just fine without a cell phone but he insisted we had to each have one as we are getting "old" don't you see, it's impossible not to have one in case something happens ... well in the town we live in you can basically make a dash from one end of town to the other and guess what if one of us drops somebody's gonna know me. This is great and it made me laugh. Great work. xoxo Kiwi
reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017
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Well of course I loved this! I told my son that his father and I were just fine without a cell phone but he insisted we had to each have one as we are getting "old" don't you see, it's impossible not to have one in case something happens ... well in the town we live in you can basically make a dash from one end of town to the other and guess what if one of us drops somebody's gonna know me. This is great and it made me laugh. Great work. xoxo Kiwi
Comment Written 23-Jun-2017
reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017
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Thank you for your fun review. I'm glad this one made you laugh. :)))
Blessings
Janet
Comment from Meia (MESAYERS)
It must have been hours - I started to cry.
My friends must all think that I went off to die.
No emails to check and no apps to peruse.
No messages, music, no Facebook, NO NEWS!
Then, off to the phone store I flew in a flash.
'Twas like I was running the hundred yard dash.
A sweet young technician of maybe eighteen
quietly stared -- like my phone was obscene.
My options were few since I NEEDED a phone
with a beep and a chirp and charming ringtone.
I chose a red one with a shiny bright case
That fit in my hand as it cradled my face.'
I have been in this position, or without my computer, and it really does feel like something is missing, I need net access because I am often curious to check facts (many times a day I Google) and it's an easy way to keep in touch with friends. A brilliant poem capturing this perfectly. Kindest regards Meia xx
reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017
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It must have been hours - I started to cry.
My friends must all think that I went off to die.
No emails to check and no apps to peruse.
No messages, music, no Facebook, NO NEWS!
Then, off to the phone store I flew in a flash.
'Twas like I was running the hundred yard dash.
A sweet young technician of maybe eighteen
quietly stared -- like my phone was obscene.
My options were few since I NEEDED a phone
with a beep and a chirp and charming ringtone.
I chose a red one with a shiny bright case
That fit in my hand as it cradled my face.'
I have been in this position, or without my computer, and it really does feel like something is missing, I need net access because I am often curious to check facts (many times a day I Google) and it's an easy way to keep in touch with friends. A brilliant poem capturing this perfectly. Kindest regards Meia xx
Comment Written 23-Jun-2017
reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017
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Thank you Meia for your understanding and fun review. I greatly appreciate your comments.
Blessings
Janet
Comment from Bill O'Bier
Hello Janet:
An interesting ode to the iPhone. My cell phone is my best friend. It's my lifeline to the outside world. Anyone with a smartphone is a potential eyewitness cameraman capturing and transmitting stories at speeds that turn Reuter photos and traditional reporting into yesterday's news. Cheers and have a great weekend.
Bill
reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017
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Hello Janet:
An interesting ode to the iPhone. My cell phone is my best friend. It's my lifeline to the outside world. Anyone with a smartphone is a potential eyewitness cameraman capturing and transmitting stories at speeds that turn Reuter photos and traditional reporting into yesterday's news. Cheers and have a great weekend.
Bill
Comment Written 23-Jun-2017
reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017
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Thank you Bill for your understanding and fun review. I greatly appreciate your comments. Hope you have a great weekend too.
Blessings
Janet
Comment from dragonpoet
This poem shows in a funny but serious way how iphones take over the owners' lives. Technology is on the way to running everything. I am probably one of the few who still have a flip phone. I don't want to get an iphone because I don't want the internet that close all the time. I have TV and home computer for news and discussion of sorts. I prefer to talk voice to voice if not face to face. I don't like texting because it keeps distance between people. I will get an iphone some time because I need the GPS. I am directionally challenged,
Keep writing
dragonpoet
reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017
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This poem shows in a funny but serious way how iphones take over the owners' lives. Technology is on the way to running everything. I am probably one of the few who still have a flip phone. I don't want to get an iphone because I don't want the internet that close all the time. I have TV and home computer for news and discussion of sorts. I prefer to talk voice to voice if not face to face. I don't like texting because it keeps distance between people. I will get an iphone some time because I need the GPS. I am directionally challenged,
Keep writing
dragonpoet
Comment Written 23-Jun-2017
reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017
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Thank you for your understanding and fun review. I greatly appreciate your comments and I understand the GPS - I am definitely directionally challenged. .
Blessings
Janet
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No problem. I get lost a lot on my first time going somewhere. So sooner or later I will start using a GPS.
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Comment from rosehill (Wendy)
A cute take on what I see as the downfall of humanity. It is a tweet poem, but I was sincerely hoping it would end up with you not missing it. . . .sigh. Seriously, I enjoyed the lovely rhyme and meter and bounced through the poem with a smile on my face. The only thing I would point out is the last line where the meter gets bumpy with the added 'call me.' Might I suggest you break up the entire last line for emphasis (and end scansion expectations) so it reads:
A party is brewing
u know what 2 do
Call me.
Just a thought but I did enjoy your poem and always love to find a fellow rhymer. - Wendy
reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017
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A cute take on what I see as the downfall of humanity. It is a tweet poem, but I was sincerely hoping it would end up with you not missing it. . . .sigh. Seriously, I enjoyed the lovely rhyme and meter and bounced through the poem with a smile on my face. The only thing I would point out is the last line where the meter gets bumpy with the added 'call me.' Might I suggest you break up the entire last line for emphasis (and end scansion expectations) so it reads:
A party is brewing
u know what 2 do
Call me.
Just a thought but I did enjoy your poem and always love to find a fellow rhymer. - Wendy
Comment Written 23-Jun-2017
reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017
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Thank you Wendy for your understanding and fun review. I greatly appreciate your comments. That last line is bumpy. I like your idea - just make it another line. Thanks!
Blessings
Janet
Comment from smerryman3
I found this so funny but also so REAL. It really does feel like an appendage is missing when our phones are gone. Whenever I forget my phone at home, I realize how much I rely/ am addicted to it. Your poem was amusing and thought provoking.
reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017
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I found this so funny but also so REAL. It really does feel like an appendage is missing when our phones are gone. Whenever I forget my phone at home, I realize how much I rely/ am addicted to it. Your poem was amusing and thought provoking.
Comment Written 22-Jun-2017
reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017
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Thank you for your understanding and fun review. I greatly appreciate your comments. I have to admit that I have gone back to get my phone if I forgot it at home.
Blessings
Janet
Comment from WriterKathy
This was so fun to read! I think most can relate to everything you wrote. What in the world would we do without our cell phones? Ha! Great poem. I loved every line. Thank you for sharing and making me smile!
reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017
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This was so fun to read! I think most can relate to everything you wrote. What in the world would we do without our cell phones? Ha! Great poem. I loved every line. Thank you for sharing and making me smile!
Comment Written 22-Jun-2017
reply by the author on 24-Jun-2017
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Thank you for your fun review. I greatly appreciate your comments and those sparkling six stars. .
Blessings
Janet
