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Connected, By: Vicki Thomas

April 3, 2024 by Vicki Thomas

Connected, By: Vicki Thomas

Robert Frost
Saw the moon

And made bets
With his friends

On whether a cloud
would cover the moon
or slide by.

Emily Dickinson
watched and waited,
yes, waited,
for a butterfly
to land on a flower

And rest.

And I
in my connected
24/7 life
wait
for the *buzz-buzz*
not of the bee
but of the Apple.

I wait for the *blink*
of a connection

And swipe
to retrieve a transmission
that doesn’t connect
so much as distract.

From Nature.
From Natural.

Electronic blue glow
under the moon glow

That I never see.

And do I ever hear the birds

Whistling? Rustling?

And do I feel the wind
caress or sting?

Or do I only hear
the buzz-buzz
and see
the blue glow
as I cradle
the Apple
in my palms
and caress it with my thumbs

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