Wednesday 13 November 2013


   
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THE LAST

Was it ordinary or extraordinary
I dont know
But it relieved some
 And brought tears to others
This went on for generations
It wasnt loved but respected
For its incredible pace
But Times tyrannical hands
Played a fatal move
By replacing it with faster toys
So now good bye Telegram
Rest in Peace
 After a mammoth service period of 163years
In my land

We have heard of a promise
That the last telegram
Will be preserved as a museum piece
Your Requiem………

Posted for Poetry Jam & Verse First @ Poets United
 

22 comments:

  1. Oh yes! things of past it has become now! lovely

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  2. Oh my I did not realize telegrams were a thing of the past but it makes perfect sense. I like the idea of the last telegram being a museum piece. Thanks for posting this.

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  3. Telegram remembered in your words. We all had but forgotten about it... and eventually recalled on the last day that it was once a popular communication instrument.
    Well-penned. :-)
    -HA

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  4. The promise is the thing we hold on to This is lovely.

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  5. How intriguing. During war years, the telegram was so feared........such an important and - then - fast way of sending a message - now we tap on the keys and our words cross the planet in seconds. Cool topic.

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  6. Would kids even know what the telegram was if they saw it in a museum? Maybe, if we text an explanation to them!

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  7. I do not think I have seen more than a couple of telegrams in my life and I have never sent one. I do not know whether they still exist here actually. You make me wonder.

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  8. I haven't thought about telegrams in a long time. Your poem made me think & wonder if one can still send them. I remember my parents got one or two when I was a kid, but since then I haven't encountered them at all. I agree that the last telegram should be preserved in a museum!!

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  9. I never would have thought of telegram... how creative of you.

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  10. it's sad to see these things go by....and I am afraid that newspapers will soon go the same way....

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  11. First the post card and now telegram! How modern methods of communications are driving away the old ! they will remain in our memory for some time and then fade away, This is life!

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  12. it was the connection, the words it carried that made it so special...that is for sure...smiles.

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  13. Oh, this is really creative! Excellent take!:)

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  14. Telegrams. I remember my dad sending them to my mother when he was traveling..... thanks for the reminder!

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  15. I had almost forgotten about telegrams. It's amazing how different it is for us nowadays.

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  16. We Indian are very emotional about the telegram - an apt poem.

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  17. It is a pity that postcards have gone the way of the telegram. Much more personal than an email. Cever take on the prompt.

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  18. communication changes faster every day....sometimes i really want to move back and slow down the fast paced world we live in and save more of the old....nice poem

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  19. It is good to remember these things..i guess one day we will be lamenting the loss of blogging!

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  20. Yes I remember the telegram days. A nice tribute to the telegram. It served us well in its time.

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