{"id":48330,"date":"2011-06-30T16:47:46","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T20:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/48330\/o-stood-operator-drips-ink-blast-past\/"},"modified":"2011-06-30T16:47:46","modified_gmt":"2011-06-30T20:47:46","slug":"o-stood-operator-drips-ink-blast-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/48330\/o-stood-operator-drips-ink-blast-past\/","title":{"rendered":"“O” STOOD FOR “OPERATOR” — Drips of Ink “Blast From the Past”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“O” STOOD FOR OPERATOR<\/strong><\/p>\n

We were curious about everything
\nand fascinated by the sounds
\nand the sights that we saw
\nall around us and more.
\nWe wanted to know all about them,
\nwho made them and when;
\nwe took them apart
\nagain and again
\ntrying to figure out
\nwhat made them work,
\nhow voices could squeeze through
\nthose skinny lines on the poles
\nthat connected our houses
\nand the world that we knew,
\nthat transmitted our friendships
\nand our innermost thoughts
\nwhen we dialed each other up
\non that trusty rotary phone
\nwhere O stood for Operator,
\nthat real live person
\non the other end of the line
\nwho, in case I had trouble dialing,
\ncould always put me through.<\/p>\n

We were just kids back then
\nand technology was new,
\nbright
\nand shiny
\nand fascinating,
\nthat’s all we knew
\nand wanted to know more.<\/p>\n

Now this treasure from the past
\njoins others that we’ve known,
\nthe ones that sit on the shelves
\nof the antique store in town
\nand in the back corner
\nof my closet down the hall
\nreserved for such memories
\nand wonderful things
\nas the rotary phone.<\/p>\n

(c) barbara kausteklis 6-30-11<\/p>\n

Written for Drips of Ink\/
\n“Blast From the Past – Rotary Phone.”<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.myspace.com\/drips_of_ink\/blog\/543434101<\/a><\/p>\n

Thanks always for all visits and comments.<\/p>\n

~barb~<\/p>\n

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