luddite
i read in the paper
that digital books
are out selling print books
according to sales
at one behemoth online retailer
the book is dead
one of the modern technocrats writes
book lovers
need a reality check,
another genius proclaims
because they knew
that this day was going to come
they are so happy and wise
to watch these
old articles of faith
fall by the wayside
they seem as happy and eager
as a group of young nazis
waiting by a warming furnace
technology is all the rage
for the many
who still make up the few
it’s just disease and death
for the rest of us
and i feel like an old man
in a plasitc world that i no longer hunger for
but tonight
we’re putting it all aside, baby
i’ve got a volume
of hemingway in one arm
and you in the other
i want to wrap our love in videotape
wrap us up so tight
that we turn to nothing by silicone and dust.
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4 comments:
I myself need the printed page..the feel of words in my hands is not the same as the feel of them through cyberspace..Long live books!!!
Nice write...
Lynne....i'm just happy that i'm old enough that most of the music and books that exist, will always be in physical formats, so i don't need to worry myself with things like Kindles or iPhones
i just think these tech zealots are funny in the way they immediately declare something "dead."
Love this line: but tonight
we’re putting it all aside, baby
i’ve got a volume
of hemingway in one arm
and you in the other
Great post John...
Great post. Until they can duplicate the smell of books and the sound and feel of pages and spines, I will stay away from getting a kindle.
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