Poetry in This Century

Yonder the days of ever classic romance
Joyous days of wines and roses - ballroom dance
Whispering to earphones and texting
Love on air, wireless -- Oh coming...


What can we share in life - while we're apart
Comments and trends, Pictures and videos - clips of art?
Where can we find and buy some love potion?
On the Net - online lust - no emotion!


Virtual reality, with AI - a new chemistry
Read and write, with mobots - another poetry
Shut that door, plug me in -- Oh power that be
Touch my hand, light up screen -- Yes. Yes Take me.


Toiling for family, aiming prosperity, old way of life
Left lane ends, a tad ahead, merging a big strife
It is now, like it or not, the new century
We'd better learn, life and love, with new poetry!

sr2016

[Note. ‘mobots’ are ‘mobile robots’ a class of robots based on mobile phone hardware.]