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Sadelite
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0 posted 2004-04-14 09:45 PM



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(For youngsters who never had the pleasure of the tool:  pica-a typewriter type providing 10 characters to the linear inch and six lines to the vertical inch; Webster didn't say it, but on picas, you had to watch out for your fingernails getting caught underneath the keypads!  Enough said.  On with the poem!)

          
         Atypical Dream Written on Old Pica

“Ah, my love, let me gaze into your eyes once more-
What’s that, there’s something green floating around?”  

Retype that.  Make-up artist, where are you?"

“Ah, my love, let me gaze into your green eyes wants more”

Typo.  (You know he “wants more”, but don’t let the audience know.)


Corny as it may seem
Staged live my dreams at age sixteen.
Emotions  dramatically spoken
While peck, peckity of pica unbroken.

Seriously, the romance and adventures
were more convincing than that,
All except the background noise
of the typewriter’s tap tap tap  

Dreams recorded themselves
as the plot unfolded
with expedience, almost at speed of light
the instant they were quoted.
Word swirls flew upon the paper.

Strangest feeling achieved by those age sixteen dreams:
One could  be the actor, writer,  costumer,
Typist, and director simultaneously.  
Since the computer, no longer do I dream in pica.

No more pecks.  No more taps. No more blatant typos.


“Ah, my love, let me graze into your green eyes   wants more.”

[This message has been edited by Sadelite (04-15-2004 08:31 AM).]

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Earth Angel
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1 posted 2004-04-14 09:48 PM


Dear Sadie, you are a delight! You absolutely cracked me up with this delightful and entertaining write!


EA

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2 posted 2004-04-14 09:54 PM


Earth Angel,
   Believe it or not, this really happened!  Probably because i was trying so hard to break the record of "sixty words a minute"
in the typing class!  (60 wpm-can you believe
that???)  How fast do people average of keyboards, I wonder.  Does anybody know ?

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3 posted 2004-04-14 10:11 PM


Sadelite
LOL enjoyed the read.

Sadelite
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4 posted 2004-04-14 10:21 PM


Seymour,
   I'm glad you did.  I always enjoy yours.
                  Sade

Martie
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5 posted 2004-04-14 10:34 PM


Sade

I remember pica...and loved this delightful poem!

ThisDiamond
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6 posted 2004-04-14 10:41 PM


Wonderful, humorous...needs the spotlight.
TD

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7 posted 2004-04-14 10:45 PM


Gee I remember pica as well...excellent write!
Hugs~

To have lived the dream of a love so true...
   is to have seen a glimpse of heaven.

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8 posted 2004-04-15 12:55 PM


that last line has me laughing!

fantastic write, unique...

passing shadows
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9 posted 2004-04-15 02:20 AM


how I love your mind
iliana
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10 posted 2004-04-15 04:03 AM


See how creative you have always been!  
Sadelite
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11 posted 2004-04-15 09:42 PM


Martie,
   It delights me that this crazy poem gave you delight!  Thank you for responding.  
                 Sade

TD,
   You flatter me so.  If you were to meet me on the street, I'd appear to lack humor.  
I rarely show it unless it's with people whom I'm VERY comfortable or with children.
That's what I like about Pip-you can be yourself or anyone you want to be.   Thanks
again.
                 Sade

Enchantress,
   I'm so glad you enjoyed it.  It was fun to see how the thoughts would pour out.  Thank you for your positive comments. I appreciate.
                 Sade

muted,
   I'm glad you thought so.  Unique is all I can be because I don't have the vocabulary to be a master.
Words are hard for me.  Analogies fairly easy, but words impossible.  I am flattered that you appreciate this ditty.  I had a blast writing it.
                 Sade

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12 posted 2004-04-15 09:56 PM


passing shadows,
  You almost made me cry.  I don't think anyone has ever said that to me before.  That was a very kind thing to say! I appreciate it more than you realize.
(Most of my teachers didn't appreciate it much at all-I was always lost, disorganized, and forgetful.)
               Sade  

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13 posted 2004-04-15 10:00 PM


iliana,
   Sometimes, sometimes not.  I'm glad you think so.  I've always admired how creative you you always have been at writing and how analytical and interpretative you are at reading.  
          Sade

JamesMichael
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14 posted 2004-04-16 06:22 PM


Nice writing...James
Sadelite
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15 posted 2004-04-16 08:21 PM


Thank you, James.  I'm glad you like it.
                     Sade

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16 posted 2004-04-18 10:49 PM


i too remember pica. fingers getting jammed into the keys on those tests.  excellent write


Sadelite
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17 posted 2004-04-19 04:29 AM


McGroves,
  And the typos!  We were only allowed two or three mistakes to pass.  They had to be erased perfectly by erasing pencils-they couldn't tear too much of the paper grain.  Times do change.  Thank you for your wonderful comment.
                Sadie

LeeJ
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18 posted 2004-04-19 02:35 PM


Corny as it may seem
Staged lived my dreams at age sixteen.
Emotions  dramatically spoken
While peck, peckity of pica unbroken.

Big smiles, loved the visuals!

Seriously, the romance and adventures
were more convincing than that,
All except the background noise
of the typewriter’s tap tap tap

reassuring and finding the good and knowledge learned.

Dreams recorded themselves
as the plot unfolded
with expedience, almost at speed of light
the instant they were quoted.
Word swirls flew upon the paper.

I vision though this paragraph a black hole of words just waiting to be born

Awesome write!

Sadelite
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19 posted 2004-04-19 03:48 PM


LeeJ.,
  Thanks for the awesome.  I don't know how great the writing is, but the dreams were awesome.  Very unique.  I'm glad you enjoyed!

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