each sensible person should own
the most advanced cellular phone
so when friends get together
you can check news and weather
sitting off in the corner alone
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Pete Gustavson
Pete Gustavson is an award-winning songwriter who dabbles in fiction, and can't decide between Elmore Leonard and Hilary Mantel. He lives with his wife and children in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
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the color of cold of sadness and of regret filling the deep sky
By Pete Gustavsonabout a year ago in Poets
A telegram to Little Me
I acquired a magical souvenir; it was a realisation. By taking an impulsive trip to Thailand, I awarded myself the chance to have it. You are our own gift shop. You choose the opening times, you choose the stock. They are the very nature of wisdom, realisations. One could say we collect them and form a magnificent portfolio entitled Experience. And that's why we do the majority of things we do. But travelling is the act most generous in the offering of experience, the gift shop with the best stock. We go on the hunt for experiences, daring ourselves to be stimulated in new ways, by new flavours. To sweat, swim or shiver in the waters of new challenges. To hear new sounds, learn novel outlooks, and relish as hinges creak with unknown doors opening in our hearts and minds. This realisation and the flourishing effect it had upon me made Thailand my best trip yet. All this realisation consisted of was merely a stripped back epiphany of why we do these things. See new places, take new risks, seek refreshing distractions from all that we're tired of being familiar with.
By Konrad Krampa day ago in Wander
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Congratulations 🎊👏
HA HA HA HA! I have NEVER in my life, EVER bought the most top of the line phone made available ever. When I think about cell phone's early beginnings and my age to the times and changes, I shake my head at the thought of HOW MUCH MONEY that would have been by now with constant upgrades in new phones every 6 months for the first 15 yrs or so of contract/credit phone type deals? And I'm glad I've never followed or become a part of the trend where I see everyone with their faces down and looking into their phones everywhere and any time they get the chance! That I maintain the habit and joy of putting down tech and interacting with people in person when we gather together, whether at parties, dinners, school, work or church! So you really hit home with this piece, and you earned your honorable mention! And I will be back to read more! :D
Excellent work. Loved it. Congrats.
Yours was my favourite. Well done.
Nicely done. Congrats
Nice one. Probably my favourite of the winners.
Great limerick! Congrats on the win. Well done.