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Essential Things
In this poem/story, the narrator is a person in a hurry who drives a high-tech car that has the newest "digital doodads and doohickeys" as well as the latest "thing-a-ma-jigs, thing-a-ma-bobs, and what-cha-ma-call-its."
When the car's many iGadgets implode and explode, the narrator must make a transformative journey.
Excerpt:
I considered my car to be the best one around,
The best high-tech model in town.
However, on that day, something went wrong.
Something snapped and banged as loud as a gong.
The thing-a-ma-jigs had gone all askew,
And I did not know what to do.
The car slowed down to a crawl,
Then stopped when the engine stalled.
I opened the hood to find out what was wrong,
But the list of problems was incredibly long.
The things that made my car go so fast
Seemed to have imploded in a blast.
The thing-a-ma-jig and the thing-a-ma-bob had both broken loose,
And the what-cha-ma-call-it was wobbling like the head of a goose.
A digital doodad had exploded,
Scattering all the iCircuits
With which it was loaded.
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Joseph Rogers has other stories, poems, and novels that include:
The Mysterious Gift
Sentinels at the Gates: A Telepathic Thriller
The Chronicles of Caroline Casey
Hallowed Eve, Hallowed Day: a supernatural suspense story
Maiden of Orleans: A Bayou Thriller
Moonlight Warriors: A Tale of Two Hit Men
The Powers That Be: A Supernatural Thriller
Realm of Haden: A Space-Age Fantasy
The Snow Maiden
Sprite of the Light: a fairy tale
A Princess and her Five Suitors: a fairy tale
A Visitor on Christmas Eve
When the car's many iGadgets implode and explode, the narrator must make a transformative journey.
Excerpt:
I considered my car to be the best one around,
The best high-tech model in town.
However, on that day, something went wrong.
Something snapped and banged as loud as a gong.
The thing-a-ma-jigs had gone all askew,
And I did not know what to do.
The car slowed down to a crawl,
Then stopped when the engine stalled.
I opened the hood to find out what was wrong,
But the list of problems was incredibly long.
The things that made my car go so fast
Seemed to have imploded in a blast.
The thing-a-ma-jig and the thing-a-ma-bob had both broken loose,
And the what-cha-ma-call-it was wobbling like the head of a goose.
A digital doodad had exploded,
Scattering all the iCircuits
With which it was loaded.
*************************
Joseph Rogers has other stories, poems, and novels that include:
The Mysterious Gift
Sentinels at the Gates: A Telepathic Thriller
The Chronicles of Caroline Casey
Hallowed Eve, Hallowed Day: a supernatural suspense story
Maiden of Orleans: A Bayou Thriller
Moonlight Warriors: A Tale of Two Hit Men
The Powers That Be: A Supernatural Thriller
Realm of Haden: A Space-Age Fantasy
The Snow Maiden
Sprite of the Light: a fairy tale
A Princess and her Five Suitors: a fairy tale
A Visitor on Christmas Eve
10 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 10, 2014
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