Limitless connections
with fiber to the home
or unplugged in wilderness,
where you can hear the sounds
of your boots that thread the mire.
The bars reach zip
so keep your iPhone off.
White spots that should be saved,
preserved, uphold
and be unplugged.
Limitless connections
with power from the wall
or bound by batteries.
Turning off the internet,
and twitter updates,
and suddenly I cease to hear
and can start to listen.
Why don’t I just forget
to charge the phone
and be unplugged?
Limitless connections
bring joy and poetry
it gives me music film and friends,
but every now and then
arise the need.
discharge and shutting off.
and be unplugged.
The theme today at DVerse is unplugged. This is what I thought of, I will be unplugged when the bar opens by Fred at 3PM EST.
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I think you are right, Bjorn. If a person is unplugged, he stops hearing and starts to LISTEN. There is a definite difference. I like your last stanza. I do think a solution might be to TRY hard to be ‘unplugged’ just one day a week…..if nothing else to prove to oneself one can DO it.
This is so true!! How important it is to disconnect so as to connect!! “and suddenly I cease to hear/ and can start to listen.” How lovely!!
i cease to hear and can start to listen…that is the crux for me…so much life right there around us when we let got the artificial constructs we fill our space with….it def has its benefits to be connected but we do need those times away….
yeah…independent of how cool the world-wide connection is, we should def. remember that there is an off button.. and from time to time use it cause we need those unplugged times of just being in the moment, enjoying the silence and start listening to what’s going around us again..
I like the limitless connections, across the space and continents ~ Yet it would be good to connect with the sounds of wilderness now and then ~ Happy weekend ~
I agree… we must unplug to recharge!
Oh, yes… We all need this!
Love it,thank you, every day I try to go for a walk of at least half an hour with no phone. We were not born into a world where we were instantly in touch at all times.
I love the stillness of just being in the moment. I love my music BUT I do not bring it with me when walking in the outdoors, Nature gives me plenty to tune into, thanks again, Kevin
Bjorn, I think we all need to unplug for long periods of time.>KB
“and suddenly I cease to hear
and can start to listen”
beautifully put. wonderful work, Björn
200 times yes, Bjorn ( & welcome back to the fold, sir). I force myself to stay unplugged when on vacation, like my 19 day trek recently to Alaska; just can’t face a smart phone, lap top, or notebook pad; and wow, the recharging is immense in scope. I agree with Claudia, that the net gives us both a liberation & connection, each to each other, country to country, heart to heart, & as a senior, I cherish every moment of the global shrinkage & fellowship–but, hey, nothing like listening to a choir of wind angels blowing down off glacier peaks, or bird song over the frying of bacon on an open fire.
Perfect. It is a balance now. Making the effort to unplug and embrace that time. Knowing when it’s time to take the break too. Wonderful write.
your phrase “limitless connections” works perfectly here. It also has me wondering about some of the profound connections we make when we are not connected to the internet. I get a lot of joy from my social media connections, wouldn’t want it to go away, but certainly appreciate a reprieve now n then.
Love the open and close refrains Bjorn unplugging sounds good to me.
‘suddenly I cease to hear and can start to listen’- amazing verse.. One could envisage how beautiful it would be to get unplugged and spend time with yourself and your loved ones, through your words.
To unplug is to reflect! Reflection on matters affecting oneself can be most rewarding for the time spent. Nicely Bjorn!
Hank
Reflection in solitude is necessary every once in a while. An unexamined life is not worth living says Socrates.
nicely done. The line cease to hear and can start to listen is so strong. Really nice job. thanks
Ah, the difference between hearing and listening, between hearing and understanding, between going through the motions and living.
Switch off and get in-tuned – nicely down BR
I heard the boots in the mud… sounds are everywhere… no need to mix them up
I like the limitless connections. “unplugged in the wilderness”.
This piece has a nice serene feel to it.
This reminds me, somehow, of the number of times that I’ve gone out for walks and ‘forgotten’ my phone back at home. It’s not that difficult, if you think about it…
Nice to read this!
We are all connected in the busy modern world but, if we unplug for a moment we can and will hear the call of nature and it sounds beautiful.
I enjoyed that venture into nature and then the realization it brought to you of the limitless connections we can make without the cell phones etc. I have my cell phone in my back pocket on my walks along the river…for safely purposes only. Too often you see people walking, talking and missing all the beauty that surrounds.them.
Love the repetition of beginning and endings, esp how the ending grew from observation, question and resolve, but the best is “cease to hear and start to listen” What would happen if everyone all over the world did that just for one day?
ON, OFF, ON, Go…it is a cycle!
Very apt and true-to-life poem!
A week away from home, and thus from limitless access has taught me a little about priorities and proper focus.
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Today, I’m glued to my computer – but I’m proud to say my phone has been dead since yesterday!