Unplugged For The Day

It’s storming outside
The thunder is rumbling
I’m stuck in the house
And I’m really grumbling.

I thought I would spend
Some time watching TV
But, I have just found
There’s no power, you see.

Internet access
Is unplugged for the day
And at the moment
There’s no games I can play.

Conveniences gone,
Oh, what then will I do?
I am dependent
On technology, too.

Don’t know how I’ll pass
Away such a long time
I have forgotten
Days that were so sublime.

Days of my youth spent
Curled up tight with a book
Lightning was flashing
Yet, no notice I took.

When tired of reading
The book now on my lap
I’d just close my eyes
Take a long restful nap.

Memories flash by
That remind me to keep
Some time for myself.
Think I’ll go to sleep!


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