The Aging Technology Poem by Rose Kanana

The Aging Technology

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The women guild members sat to celebrate life achievement
It was awesome for the beautiful women
They counted themselves lucky to be alive courtesy of God
They discussed their life milestones
They discussed about their children
They discussed about their loving husbands
They discussed technology
What was pleasant was how technology had 'aged'-to them
The youthful bliss had withered

With laughter they read out their mobile phones contact list Mama- Ochieng, Bra- Mtindwa, plumber- Mtinda, mechanic-Karugu Technology has really 'aged' from sweetie- Nduku, darling husband, Carol -msupa
But their faces had the youthful glow
They were smarter than their smart phones
They never send 'please call, me thank you'
The most important buttons were the red and green ones
Apps were like aliens on earth

For technology had aged
Aged enough to do mobile banking
Old enough to discipline a grand child remotely
Old enough to monitor shenanigans
Old enough to remotely manage a husband
Old enough for only youthful photos storage
Old enough to baby sit a child
Old enough for online shopping

Thursday, September 1, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: old age ,old memory,technology
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Phone book contact list of the young vs old
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kumarmani Mahakul 01 September 2016

Yes, you are right. Technology has brought revolution. With laughter all read on their mobiles. This is very marvelous poem shared really.

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Collins Waswa 01 September 2016

Hehehe Rose you have a creative eye...who ever thought a phone book contact list would amount to a poem?

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Edward Kofi Louis 04 September 2016

Life and technology! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Ruth Nyokabi 08 September 2016

Oh dear! i so love the last Stanza.Keep on keeping on

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Collins Waswa 01 September 2016

You are really an interesting writer Rose

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Eliza Mwendwa 05 January 2017

Wow, such creativity!

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Karen Kerubo 30 October 2016

This has perfectly taken me by storm-the view on technology in a real world that we all identify with.You write so well Rose

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Elena Sandu 11 September 2016

I love how you wrote this poem, I was in the same room with those happy women laughing together. Great truth you spoke here, we can see this all over the world today.

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Denis Mair 09 September 2016

In the past we tended to associate each wave of technology with a generation (or a certain level of education) . As this poem demonstrates, now any generation or stratum can appropriate the messaging and social networking technology that has become part of daily life.

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Ruth Nyokabi 08 September 2016

The wonders of technology and how it is consumed by various parties.Nice

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