I know what you mean, Patrick, I think. Closeness between correspondents,
textual partners if you will, is special.
Bill
On Wed, 27 Mar 2019 at 7:56 pm, Patrick McManus <
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> Bill thanks I am surprised these days how close people can get using the
> computer /phone from far away
>
> cheers from old P far away
>
> On 26/03/2019 22:10, Bill Wootton wrote:
> > What has become of the careful posted word?
> >
> > Once blood drove ink and often paused for thought.
> >
> > Now keys are grazed and to the Web referred -
> >
> > e-mail will do if all you want is blurt.
> >
> >
> > What now the role of banter face-to face?
> >
> > How much are eyes and ears and touch required?
> >
> > At one remove, print words leave their clear trace,
> >
> > Evidence engraved, unvocally mired.
> >
> >
> > On-page words in a sentence invented
> >
> > penetrate deeper than those wagged by chin.
> >
> > Something there clings to a message cemented,
> >
> > the uttered word more of a bulletin.
> >
> >
> > Best of all, poems are rarely outdone,
> >
> > tap dancing on screens, on paper and tongue.
> >
> >
> > bw
> >
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