Having received a letter from a gentleman glorying in his typewriter we replied as follows:
You glory in your typewriter,
And its virtues you rehearse,
But we prefer the old inditer,
For to write either prose or verse.
And let each man work his will,
But never never do abuse
The ancient and glorious quill
From the wing of a fine old goose.
by JAMES MCINTYRE (1828-1906)
Public Domain Poetry
Amazing writing.
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We quite agree, Kritika! 😊
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Excellent for tickling the chin when inspiration dries … harder with a typewriter … literally!
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Much harder! 😂
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Well found, although the quill has been replaced by the typewriter and that by digital systems , what still remains the same is: ink on paper.
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And I hope that never changes! Thank you for reading, James! 🙂
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Love.
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There’s certainly a lot to love about this one, isn’t there, Em? 🙂
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I prefer to use a corner in the clay. And the future, I’ll use a piece of bone on soft stone?
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Who knows what the future holds, André? I think we’ll all be somewhat surprised… 😛
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Awesome piece.
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We definitely think so too. Thank you for reading! 🙂
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This poem has reminded me that progress is wonderful but the old ways are sometimes maybe not better but at least more aesthetically pleasing.
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Kinda like older architecture. It has so much more character than today’s bland buildings! 😊
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