GROWING PAINS

GROWING PAINS

A Poem by rutherford
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Continuing to look for irony in the digital age.

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Everything
is
smaller
screens
tweets
attention
except
information
now
unleashed

© 2013 rutherford


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..isn't that the truth. One of the first thing they teach student life guards is to swim with the riptide - not against it.

Posted 10 Years Ago


rutherford

10 Years Ago

Wise words. Wondering where this riptide is taking us.
Tam Warink

10 Years Ago

Pick a song lyric, any one... I'm thinking of an old one; Country Roads. Of course there is that in.. read more
I will not fall prey to this gimmick...I believe in bigger is better...as for the screens on smart phones...I will never buy one...unless its' big and I am able to read the fine print...and type normally on it...

Posted 10 Years Ago


rutherford

10 Years Ago

stay strong Glen. :-)
Unlimited, unrelenting information being crammed into smaller and smaller minds... Succinctly and very well put, John.

Posted 10 Years Ago


rutherford

10 Years Ago

Thanks--I read that information doubles now every 18 months. (includes cat videos)
how true this poem is...steve martin said "let's get small" but i do not think this was what he was referring to....not at all...

the world gets smaller with digital..and we do too.

lots said in these few words.

Posted 10 Years Ago


rutherford

10 Years Ago

thanks Jacob. trying this style thinking of Bukowski
Wonderful and brilliant. Not much else to say---brilliant.

Posted 10 Years Ago


rutherford

10 Years Ago

Many thanks--i appreciate your high praise.
thats right...words not enough after all...
short but amazing....so thoughtful...it is unleashed...and will be...
thanks for sharing....

Posted 10 Years Ago


rutherford

10 Years Ago

Thanks Glitch

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Added on September 21, 2013
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