A Text Message from my Mother — Found Poetry

by Albert Semple, 22 November 2023

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From the collection "Light Humour"

About this collection
Awaiting Gentrification... (24 lines)
Be Kind — Rewind (10 lines)
The Bear Hunt (10 lines)
The Christian Meaning of Halloween (8 lines)
The Crypto King (12 lines)
Dog in a Shell Suit Haiku (3 lines)
Free Speech (8 lines)
Geoff the Chef (8 lines)
The Gigolo (17 lines)
The Gluten Glutton (24 lines)
It's OK to Pee in the Sea (28 lines)
A Massive Bequest (16 lines)
My Bum isn't Big (12 lines)
My Sister — the Facebook Entrepreneur (12 lines)
My Trusty Laptop (8 lines)
The Natural History Museum (16 lines)
Newport 9 (12 lines)
Off The Hook (24 lines)
Parents' Night (12 lines)
The Passive Aggressive Neighbours (32 lines)
The Peculiar Anatomy of Brian McClurg (8 lines)
Plagiarism (8 lines)
Public Speaking (4 lines)
Ripped Jeans (12 lines)
Scare-the-Weans Semple (24 lines)
Schadenfreude (12 lines)
Second Person Pronouns (16 lines)
The Socialist Media Influencer (24 lines)
A Text Message from my Mother — Found Poetry (14 lines)
Things I Learned from my Australian Penpal (20 lines)
Things I'd Rather Do (12 lines)
To the Driver of the Audi on the A4042 (22 lines)
Weight Loss Tips (6 lines)

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Hello son hope the kids are
all well just wanted to check
what your plans are for
the second friday after
st swithins day next year I
know its still 18 months away
but your dad and I are
writing in the new calendar
ok Siri press send send message
send transmit message Pete
its doing it again it wont send
the message I dont know yes
I pressed the button I will just
call them bloody thing
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by Albert Semple
14 lines over 1 stanzas.