birth announcement
the loneliness
of social media

 

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Joann Grisetti

Joann Grisetti grew up in Sasebo Japan. She currently lives in Florida with her husband and two sons. Her poetry and short stories have appeared in numerous print and online journals. Five collections of poetry are available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

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  1. .
    birth announcement
    the loneliness
    of social media

    —JOANN GRISETTI

    Somewhere there is a great spoof about social media, where a woman meets a man who doesn't use it, just talks to her properly. Yet she is suspicious as are her friends, denying he can exist. It succeeds because we are suspicious too. Someone with no Facebook or Twitter friends and does no virtual actions, only physical ones. It's a great spoof.

    Social media has its place, but the really good news is spread word of mouth, between lovers, or child and parent in person.

    Deeply wonderful poem, so much said, and unsaid.

    warm regards,

    Alan

    1. Well if Facebook and Twitter are what prove existence, I guess that makes me the invisible man!

      Suess-Like
      in the dust speck
      on the clover
      in the elephant's trunk
      yelling "YOP!"

      1. Gosh, well both FB and Twitter have disgraced themselves recently as we know only too well. But I think the communication between haiku writers will endure despite adversity.

        1. I hope you know that, member of Luddites-R-Us that I am, I was making fun of my antisocial(media) self!

          breaking the moon
          in half, I offer you
          the bigger piece…

          1. Dear Autumn,

            I am wary of social media, so I appreciated both your direct and ironic response.

            I am still in awe of your huge support of my dark news haiku, and I am forever in your debt.

            deepest bow,

            Alan

  2. I so love this poem. You were able to capture exactly how I feel about Social Media and the way it never satisfies anyone. Reminds me of Eleanor Rigby. Thanks for sharing.

    1. Yes – Eleanor Rigby, Michelle!

      Reminded me of this one I wrote several years ago…

      Father MacKenzie
      writing the words of a haiku
      that no one will read

      Marion Clarke

      First published in
      With Cherries on Top
      Press Here, 2012
      Edited by Michael Dylan Welsh

  3. Babies need to be held and cuddled, not reduced to pixels and fonts; without touch, they cannot even grow or develop properly. One wonders if, even as adults, we are the same. Nothing can replace the face-to-face introductions of our wee newcomers. But even old-school announcements, once hand-written and delivered via mail, included human touch as part of that exchange. Quantum suppositions of entanglement aside, these new electronic communications of ours are devoid of that touch. Joann's haiku convey's this notion perfectly, and leaves us feeling the ache of that separation.

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