Memories Of Taumarunui. Poem by Michael Walker

An Interactive Action Past: To Internalised Ipod Present Generation swiftly within a mere few decades change remake label gadget world keeps snow balling rapid cultural childhood changes kiwi experience milk bars to jukeboxes pooltables; operating on big round now extinct twenty cent coins these are fun entertainment stick in mind memories which haunt there is an innocence for most in mist vapour childhood adolescent not knowing experiencing shift social normality new experiences; interacting with others in our environment closet world around us in many ways electric isolation of screen touch an ipod generation is a personification of lost rumble tumble play game skill interactions; six friends people all internalised sitting at a table sms texting distant other people in other places not together in the moment location present engaging in cross table location now conversation lively fertile rapt; is an emotional separating from deeper richer immediate life eye balling breath sharing social experiences Copyright © Terence George Craddock Inspired by the poem 'Memories Of Taumarunui' by the poet Michael Walker. Dedicated to the poet Michael Walker.

'The hills, milk bars and jukeboxes of Taumarunui call to mind on my long drive today, ' these are the memories which haunt, there is an innocence for most in childhood, not knowing, experiencing the normality of new experiences, interacting with others and the world around us, in many ways the isolation of an ipod generation is a personification of lost interaction; six friends/people all sitting at a table sms texting other people in other places, not together in the moment engaging in conversation is an emotional separating from deeper richer immediate life experiences 10+ my friend, I had read this before, usually I just read enjoy and think :)