by Granny Janny
Member since:
February 16, 2006

Silver Lining Without the Cloud

February 06, 2013 08:06 PM UTC
views: 0 | 16 people recommend this | comments: 44

iPad’s gone mad
iPod’s a bit odd
macbook and nook
fell into the brook
phone lost its tone
then the TV died
what a gorgeous day
I’m going outside!

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Comments: 44

Sonia M. Feb 6, 2013, 8:32pm UTC
I do not own an iPad
neither do I own an iPod
No macbook, kindle or nook to my name
My cell phone is only on when we're away
I don't watch much TV
My guilty addiction is the computer
It is a glorious day
and I've already been out and about in the yard and to town today...

Love it!!!!!
Granny Janny Feb 6, 2013, 11:14pm UTC
And I love your beautiful photo essay today. Wow!
Sonia M. Feb 6, 2013, 11:20pm UTC
Thanks, Jan!
Phill Senters Feb 6, 2013, 8:33pm UTC
LOL Gotta love it. :)
JOHN BECK Feb 6, 2013, 8:54pm UTC
Yes.
Granny Janny Feb 6, 2013, 11:13pm UTC
I wrote this on Saturday for fun. Word play turns into poem. Fun.
Brian Benson Feb 6, 2013, 9:07pm UTC
It was a glorious day...you added some more sun to it...B
Granny Janny Feb 6, 2013, 11:12pm UTC
Thanks for coming by, Brian!
elizabeth evans Feb 6, 2013, 9:07pm UTC
It's definitely nice to take a break away from technology and just live vicariously. (:
Granny Janny Feb 6, 2013, 11:12pm UTC
Not being able to upload pictures until today...kept me away. That and being with the girls.
Priya P. Feb 6, 2013, 9:37pm UTC
I love my iPad
My son kidnapped
the iPod I had
No MacBook, kindle, or nook
Much prefer an old fashioned book
I'm on my phone all of the day
In fact I have two I hate to say
It is a beautiful day
Yet all of it, I was slaving away

See what you did to us Granny! I loved this too.

Featured in the Triple Name Club.
Granny Janny Feb 6, 2013, 11:11pm UTC
Thanks Priya! I use my iPod for work...and my iPad for fun and my computer for communication and Gathering...but it's much healthier to be outside and enjoyed the fresh air.
Kathryn Flynn Feb 6, 2013, 11:04pm UTC
Gorgeous! This is why I want to move to California. Here, we're always fightibg the weather. Too cloudy, too rainy, too cloudy and too rainy, too snowy, too foggy, too ice and too snowy, too cloudy and too sunny, ah, a sunny day; too hot and too humid, too humid and too whatever.... few perfect days, mostly between labor day and november 10.

but in your area, ahhhh. sit outside and never feel like going to the computer.
Kathryn Flynn Feb 6, 2013, 11:05pm UTC
Gorgeous gorgeous photo and clever words.

the photo i will keep in my mind as the historic winter storm moves in friday.


time for my canadian boots
Granny Janny Feb 6, 2013, 11:09pm UTC
oh no...NOT another one!
stephen berwaldt Feb 6, 2013, 11:13pm UTC
We certainly don't get out like we used...too many interesting things to do inside...they don't ALL require a power cord... :)
How was your day, after all that?

Thank you for submitting to Gathers Luminous Writers and Artists.
Granny Janny Feb 7, 2013, 12:41am UTC
all that? This poem is fictional. All my devices are working ;^}
stephen berwaldt Feb 7, 2013, 1:06am UTC
whew...here's to rechargeable batteries... :)
Janet "Jax" B. Feb 7, 2013, 12:31am UTC
Nice...and I'd love to be able to go outside for a while.
Granny Janny Feb 7, 2013, 12:42am UTC
But, Baby it's cold outside!
Connie C. Feb 7, 2013, 1:39am UTC
Oh that is so beautiful. I do love my ipod though. I use it when I walk.
Granny Janny Feb 7, 2013, 2:31am UTC
Connie, I love my devices too!
Priscilla P. Feb 7, 2013, 1:57am UTC
I do hope none of them really broke or fell in the frozen brook
but it is fun to get out and about in the real world
We scootered into Avarua town for rum, groceries and the last two dark chocolate bars on the island.
Lunched at Trader Jacks on the wharf with a frollicking Pacific
Granny Janny Feb 7, 2013, 2:32am UTC
I am jealous and thrilled at the same time that you are sharing your adventure with me! You comment is priceless!
Granny Janny Feb 7, 2013, 2:33am UTC
Nah...this is just a fantasy poem.
Karen E. Feb 7, 2013, 2:04am UTC
Yes! Going outside is best! Cute post!
Granny Janny Feb 7, 2013, 2:32am UTC
Thanks so much, Karen.
All the electronic time wasters should be put aside once in a while. There's life out there - that's the gold, with a silver lining.
Granny Janny Feb 7, 2013, 10:37am UTC
Thanks for coming by and you are right about wasted time. Let 's hope that Gather gets faster.
I share the hope.
Cynthia C. Feb 7, 2013, 8:27am UTC
Love it!

Thank you for sharing with us at Sadies Points :)
Granny Janny Feb 7, 2013, 10:38am UTC
Hello, Cynthia. So I'm glad you enjoyed my poem!
Ann Marcaida Feb 7, 2013, 12:33pm UTC
You are SO tweeted!
Granny Janny Feb 7, 2013, 7:51pm UTC
I'm chirping too!
Ann Marcaida Feb 8, 2013, 11:46am UTC

Featured today in the Twitter periodical The Saml Daoud Daily.
Granny Janny Feb 8, 2013, 6:49pm UTC
I went there...wow. I need to go to twitter school or at least get a twitter tutor to teach me the Tao of Twitter Tricks.
Pam Brittain Feb 7, 2013, 8:01pm UTC
Jan, wherever this is, I want to go outside with you.
Irina Dimitric Feb 8, 2013, 7:17am UTC
love this...and the photo is stunning
lynn a. Feb 8, 2013, 12:22pm UTC
So funny. Been fussing about the computer already this morning.
DarkBeauty 73 (Melanie) Feb 8, 2013, 4:57pm UTC
Features at Sadies Points - 2/7/2013
Granny Janny Feb 9, 2013, 4:05am UTC
Merci, DarkBeauty!
Barbara Radisavljevic Feb 9, 2013, 1:53am UTC
I loved this clever verse. We had rain here today and I've had the flu, so outside was out of the question. At least my computer is working, though. I love playing with words like this. Just haven't done it lately. You motivate me to try again one of these days.
Granny Janny Feb 9, 2013, 4:05am UTC
I do have fun with words, rhyming and poetry. Do give yourself the time to play with words...you never know what you might discover.
Chris Brockman Feb 9, 2013, 9:34am UTC
I wish I could join you, but too many essays to assay. Fun.

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