The Day I Got A Computer! Poem by Denis Martindale

The day I got a computer, I opened wordpad fast,
With fonts that looked much cuter than once seen in the past
And, all at once, a poem came and off I typed again,
I even had a title name, yet didn't need a pen…
So I began to type ideas upon each brand new line,
Just pressing Enter, each line clears, thanks to some great design…
A line gap here, a line gap there, with all my verses done,
Such that I reached the time to share, still smiling, having fun…
Highlighting text from start-to-end, I copied it as well,
Then emailed it to my best friend, as something new to tell…
And within minutes, he replied, ‘Wish I could write like you! '
And yet it couldn't be denied… computers helped me to…


Denis Martindale June 2017.