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I/'/d be a guy
You wouldn/'/t even know
If I was Mark Twain
My energy writing would all be in vain
If I was of Hans Fallada fame
You wouldn/'/t even know I was insane
Does anyone even care to open a book
To simply read or even take a look
In this world we are no longer smitten
By all that has been written
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Then And Now

Contributed by JamesStockdale on Monday, 30th April 2018 @ 05:10:21 PM in AEST
Topic: oops

If I was Edgar Allan Poe
I/'/d be a guy
You wouldn/'/t even know
If I was Mark Twain
My energy writing would all be in vain
If I was of Hans Fallada fame
You wouldn/'/t even know I was insane
Does anyone even care to open a book
To simply read or even take a look
In this world we are no longer smitten
By all that has been written

Copyright © JamesStockdale ... [ 2018-04-30 17:10:21]
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Re: Then And Now (User Rating: 1 )
by softerware on Tuesday, 1st May 2018 @ 12:13:39 AM AEST
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We rely on mass media to inform us. But books do that, and they entertain as well. I like turning pages, the fragrance of the paper, the feel of the leather binding in my hand. Virtual reality is an oxymoron!
Try curling up with a good computer sometime.
Thank you for calling us back to this ancient form of communication, as newspapers and periodicals fade from existence. Computers continue to be the Walmart of the publishing business.

Re: Then And Now (User Rating: 1 )
by Invierno on Tuesday, 1st May 2018 @ 02:11:55 PM AEST
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You write of a shared frustration, James. I like the Poe reference, being a fan and all. SLC is also a writer I revere. hanks for sharing your mind and opinion. We jive.

Mike

Re: Then And Now (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Saturday, 29th August 2020 @ 04:32:38 AM AEST
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//Yeah, maybe for some people. All you have to do is come here and you can read the smitten written word.

I am, in fact, a bit smitten by this poem.

Thank you for stating something with some finesse. Now that`s what`s wrong with a lot of people. Stating an opinion with // no // finesse.

Dugan
(who just got finished reading a book)
😎

Re: Then And Now (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Saturday, 29th August 2020 @ 04:39:38 AM AEST
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//P.S. Derek Saint Holmes has an album entitled Then & Now. Now // that`s// a coincidence I did not expect after reading Hey Baby.

No worries vast amount of titles duplicate. I remember when I was a young ape with no hair, I looked up songs entitled Sweet Revenge. There were too many to count. This was before the internet and search engines. Could you imagine now? Hmmm, that just gave me a thought.

Thanks again, TimmyJimmy!

Dugan
😎

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