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Electronic Friend |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan 
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as you fix me with your stoic glare you speak in blurps and beeps and blips a language spoken without lips a hungry thief, you steal my time an electronic monster, how sublime you hold me captive, every day as you slowly eat my hours away but you've taken me places I haven't yet seen a friend, yet a foe your presence has been you keep me in touch with family and friends through emails received and those that I send sometimes you won't work "fatal error" you say your face looks so cold as you ruin my day its hard to believe when your face looks so mean that in spite of our friendship you're just a machine a jumble of circuits you haven't a care but just how did I function before you were here? |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
Now then Madame, we can all relate to this one. This is a terrific write. Thanks for sharing!! On the wings of words our spirits fly....and our souls are free. |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
Madame C, And in all that...such joy! Fun write. |
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strbbux Member Elite
since 2001-12-19
Posts 3859 |
HAHHAHAHAH When I see the fatal error I lock all my doors for fear they will come and get me. LOL, this is wonderful madame, Yes it is captivating and takes a lot of my time but it is also a great help in healing. And I have met some terrific friends on here, Want to know how addicted I am? My husband had to go buy his own, I wouldn't share LOLOL,,he is downstairs and we IM each other all day. LOLOL floria |
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Victoria
since 2000-08-12
Posts 5869 |
Ha this is funny...yes i wonder what i would do without this wonderful machine too ha..enjoyed as always Madame..  ~Victoria~ You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses. |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Madame C, Well your talent is showing, a fine piece of writing. And I enjoyed it very much. *L* |
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Jaime Fradera Senior Member
since 2000-11-25
Posts 843Where no tyranny is tolerable |
Hi, I'm Jaime. I liked this, surely there is another person who actually works the machine. I was wondering, since you are Chipmunk, Do you know Simon ... Theodore ... Alvin ... ALvin ... ALVIN!!!!!! O K A Y ! ! ! (smile> |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
   (giggles in delight) Ooohhhhhhh...a computer can be one of the closest friends I could ever have, but when that "fatal error" screen comes on, oohhhhhh...naughty boy! (giggles) I am so blessed I have a computer friend so I can talk to you and all my friends and read your wonderful words, I LOVE IT!!! (kiss on cheek) We all love you so much, sweet friend, you are sucha delight to us all! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Lyra, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Gentle Spirit...thanks for your reply... and yes...I think thats something we all can relate to.........unfortunately! Larry...thanks for taking the time to read and comment...The joy of which you speak, is not in the computer...but in the poetry it inspires...believe it or not, some of us get our inspirations from strange places.  copyright2002 Lyra Nesius |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Victoria...thanks for your reply...Isn't it amazing how we can't seem to live without our computers now. Ten years ago, most of us didn't even have one...its easy to get spoiled...but then, my grandmother was so excited when she finally got a real refrigerator and didn't have to depend on an ice man to bring her blocks of ice for her ice chest. Floria...LOL...My husband and I do the same thing...except he sometimes brings his laptop upstairs to my little study so that we can be together.  Sometimes when there is something wrong with my computer and I can't get online, I picture this giant bug inside of it!copyright2002 Lyra Nesius |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks for your replies, Sy and Noah...Aren't computers the most wonderful friends......until they have a fatal error! Then I always feel guilty. I think I must have done something wrong to cause it to happen...but my husband says that the computers themselves and sometimes the software...are really are whats at fault. So when your buddy has a fatal error...you don't have to feel guilty. copyright2002 Lyra Nesius |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Jaime...thanks for your reply... I must tell you though, that I am the one who works the computer. I may be a chipmunk, but I am a very gifted chipmunk!  I can pay bills, cook dinner, go shopping, and even drive a car...in fact my license plate reads CHIPMNK copyright2002 Lyra Nesius |
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ecrivan Member Elite
since 2001-12-10
Posts 3923my own state |
How did our greatgrandparents do without the fridge, horsecarts carried ice chunks to people's homes..how did we manage before the electric stove, there was all that soot in the house..and now we're married to this, hohum..nice write though  |
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doreen peri Member Elite
since 1999-05-25
Posts 3812Virginia |
was gonna answer this one in rhyme..,,, next time, m'friend..... and yeah, one day soon i'd like to write a verse with you, maybe every other stanza... sorry i haven't emailed back.... life has a way of getting in the way of all my plans and somebody famous said that once... was it john lennon? i can't remember... this piece , i'm sure, reflects the feelings of many and i am one of them but it's time to change all that so maybe i'll throw the box out with the kitty litter!! no WAIT! i don't have any kitty litter! my cat, Wink, is an outdoor cat.... dammit!! i guess i'm still here.... i hate the fact that i gotta love it!! hehe *wink |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks Martin, Isn't it amazing how a power failure throws us into a tizzy...In Michigan, they even close the schools if there is a widespread power outage in the winter. This must say something about our lack of self-sufficiency.  copyright2002 Lyra Nesius |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks Doreen, I would like very much to write with you...but right now, my life has also gotten in the way of a lot of my plans. And...regarding that kitty litter...please consider yourself lucky that you have an outdoor kitty. I used to have a cat that liked to use my flowerpots as a potty instead of his litter box.  copyright2002 Lyra Nesius |
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peppermint35 Senior Member
since 2000-05-28
Posts 1106Texas, USA |
Oh, I can so relate!!!  Really enjoyed this one, it gave me a chuckle.. but I have to tell you I take it quite seriously.. fatal error ::cringe:: I have met some really wonderful people who have added dimensions to my world. Love the work; ready for more Pepper |
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GenXer Senior Member
since 2001-12-15
Posts 583USA |
Lyra - The electronic friend is evil I tell you evil. It sucks you in, and sucks you in, until there is nothing left of you.   This was too funny. Did your computer make you write this on its behalf?  Dave |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks for your reply, Pepper...doesn't it sound scary..."fatal error"? That term always gets to me...and I wonder, for whom is the error fatal?  copyright2002 Lyra Nesius |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
Thanks Dave...no...the computer actually wrote the poem itself one day...this is a very smart computer!!! Very scary  I'm just an agent for this computer...I do the typing And when this computer gets hungry...I feed it some NY pizza...thats why its so evil copyright2002 Lyra Nesius |
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