Out Of Touch Poem by James Smith

You see when you are aged it's easy to get confused
Because of all the new things to which you are unused.
Like understanding people that don't pronounce their 't's
Although most of their young friends can follow them with ease.
I thought it was Alexander Calder who invented the mobile phone
Although as he was a sculptor he can't have done it alone.
And now you can watch TV on the phone of any bloke
Though the screen is very tiny and the programmes are a joke.
In my youth I listened to radio on a new Marconi set
Though difficult to hear it was the best that one could get.
Now my security programme tells me that my password's weak
And coming from a laptop I think that's an absolute cheek.
Weather forecasts are now much harder to understand
'Outcomes' often happen right across the land
'Cold issues' can mean snow and frost is now called ice
As a result of all that theatrical meteo advice.
'A pretty decent day', makes me privately hope to light upon,
An 'indecent'one, that isn't pretty at all, but might be rather fun.