Does anyone hand write anymore?
In the age of e-mail and
Electronic agendas
Do we take the time to write things out?
Even my doctors prescription
Comes typed in now
That may not be a bad thing though
Considering how some doctors write
Handwriting
So personal
So revealing in many ways
When I write in large strokes
You can see the energy and enthusiasm
When the letters are smaller
I may be feeling blue
When I write on a slant
I like that…
When I doodle and draw on the page
Another dimension I add
Sometimes I write so fast
That some letters are skipped
Is are not dotted
And some letters merge
There is no spell check
And I may have to cross things out
But every page tells a tale
Unique, each line
Paper can get older and more fragile
Handwriting can fade
But isnt that a mirror of our lives?
They also can become more valuable
Over time
And if my hard drive is wiped out
By accident or the back-up fails
My notebooks will still be there
I started keeping journals when I was twelve
First written in Persian
Then in a mix of English and Persian
Then in English mostly
First written in prose
And now in poetry
Paper and pen will always
Be my friends
Our friendship goes back to way back when!
Lida Berghuis
January 2nd, 2011
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