My Computer Tries Poetry
No more chess,
Now her root files clog the flower box.
Algorithm ads always aim for alliteration.
Control, alt, delete, ones, zeroes, shift repeat in sestinas.
She learns antisocial media from Ginzburg.
Mac’s ’55 Solaris all Chrome and wings,
Processors detailed in pink and plaid,
Parked in the cloud nearby,
While he stares through the Windows,
Fedora tilted rakishly.
“Dos, moss, hoss,” she intones to him—
And from the speakers wails the bluetooth blues.
Spreadsheets on her lover’s bed.
And Word—her words—Word not
Perfect in revisions roll across the screen in stanzas.
You, poet in the Dell: “Reboot!”
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Lol! The title and the wit throughout is perfect. Your computer and Roberta’s could collaborate!
Love:
her root files clog the flower box.
Algorithm ads always aim for alliteration.
Control, alt, delete, ones, zeroes, shift repeat in sestinas.
And Word—her words—Word not
indirectly a provocative reminder that for many the computer is the “relationship” with which we spend the most time. my favorite is the pun addressing her as “poet in the Dell”
Thanks, Gaby, glad it worked for you, and thanks for the broader insight — yes, many of us do spend more time with a computer than people!!
Greg – This is just delightful! So many great lines, but I love “Now her root files clog the flower box.” And agree with Gaby about the last line. (PS My computer loves the poem as well!)