The old word typewriter
He had a way with words
Quietly sat post, past his prime
Nothing fancy just letters on keys
Staged, mounted on wood of fancy
Named royal for in his day, glorious stood
He was royal and dear
Majestically it made sounds, echoing the room
Like foot steps of giants on a stampede
With every push of the keypad
Decibals of vibration announced
It made music, no one tried dancing to
Fright for the typos
How many pages thrown down scrap heap
The forest stood with fear
Imagination had to have a pass with words
Yet in his day, many a word were sang aloud
Today quietly it rests, renamed antiquate
Very nicely done. Respectful while still discussing limitations. "It made music, no one tried dancing to" So very true and well said. Apt choice in names for it at the end. Also, the opening stanza has a smooth narrative tone to it.
ReplyDelete"I remember It well." I remember the 'many pages thrown down scrap heap" I use to get very frustrated with all my mistakes...
ReplyDelete"the forest stood with fear" made me smile. Nice one.
ReplyDeletelike giant footsteps, (a) stampede...yeah...wish i could have typed that fast...i knew some that could...nice play...
ReplyDeletei loved the typewriter makings sounds ..echoing the room Like foot steps of giants..wow!
ReplyDeleteI can imagine someone like Tenesee Williams sitting at one of these. Way to go royalty x
ReplyDeleteWell done. I enjoyed teading this!
ReplyDeleteThat would be "reading!" No spell check on the Royal either!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great read. And lest we get too nostalgic...
ReplyDeleteFright for the typos
How many pages thrown down scrap heap
The forest stood with fear
Also, Like the way you call him, "He."
From Royal to antique. Once a proper name, now a common one. I think of how this machine revolutionized communication, yet so many young have no idea what it is!
ReplyDeleteFrom past moments of glory, to now, memories of a giant's stampede... wow, just memories of antique days.
ReplyDeleteWell done ...the sounds of the keys singing...that is a symphony of words...bkm
ReplyDeleteI used to have a typewriter like that. My fingers used to get caught in the keys every now and then...ouchie.
ReplyDeleteSolid rolls-off-the-tongue line-breaks, flow and word choices.
ReplyDeleteI love it! I love all the last two lines in each stanza, juxtaposed against the first line. It works so well it makes it perfect because it's unexpected. Thanks, Kodj for such delightful images.
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