The Computer Swallowed Grandma

 

      

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The computer swallowed grandma.
           Yes, honestly it's true.
           She pressed 'control' and 'enter'
           And disappeared from view.

           It devoured her completely,
           The thought just makes me squirm.
           She must have caught a virus
           Or been eaten by a worm.

           I've searched through the recycle bin
           And files of every kind;
           I've even used the Internet,
           But nothing did I find.

           In desperation, I asked Jeeves
           My searches to refine.
           The reply from him was negative,
           Not a thing was found 'online'.

           So, if inside your 'Inbox,'
           My Grandma you should see,
           Please 'Copy', 'Scan' and 'Paste' her
           And send her back to me!

                                                              Valerie Waite   

(I'm pretty sure this has happened to me several times already.)             

Comments

[rosie]

This is really cute. As long as grandma keeps in touch with everyone, all should be well...

[Marilyn]

Very cute. :)

[Junie]

Oh, my!

That's scary!

I'd better be really careful!

(Lol- because if anyone's in danger of that happening it has to be me!)

Junie

[Merle]

Dear Joy ~~ This is a funny one, and all we Grandmas need to take care. Computers can get to us, but so far we have escaped their clutches. Take EXTRA care Joy, Love Merle.

[Alan G]

LOL....Loved it.

I guess that's what happens to grannies,
Who sit around all day on their fannies. :)

[Chancy]

Too cute Joy...

I am eying my computer warily now as I type thi................H E L P.

Hi folks,
This poem was written by Eileen Lowry and published in the London Daily Mail in 2003. It is really cute and I think the link below even has MIDI music for it. http://www.happydaycards.com/stories/computerswallowedgranny.html

[Bob Hutchison]

Hi folks,
This poem was written by Valery Waite and published in the London Daily Mail in 2003. It is really cute and I think the link below even has MIDI music for it. http://www.happydaycards.com/stories/computerswallowedgranny.html

[Peter]

Sounds like co-authors in spam time there Joy, certainly a cute little poem though.

[KERRY COOK]

i was wondering if you could tell me where this poem came from?

[Mrs. Valerie Waite]

I wrote and illustrated this poem in 2004 and it was published in the English National newspaper,the Daily Mail,on July 2nd 2004 with due acreditation to me -i.e my name attached. (I have written several for the newspaper). It was subsequently set to music by Eileen Lowry, who is a member of the Yamaha club of Gt. Britain and,(with our joint permission) became a free e.card on happydaycards.com. Since its publication, it has appeared on thousands of websites all over the world - sometimes as 'anon;' sometimes with just 'newspaper' or sometimes 'author unknown'. I have no objection to the poem being used because it seems to be enjoyed by so many people, but it is one of my poems published in one of two booklets sold to raise money for The Sight Saver Appeal at the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, London Road, Derby. I thought you might like some definite clarification. Have fun.

Valerie Waite.

[Mrs. Valerie Waite]

I wrote and illustrated this poem in 2004 and it was published in the English National newspaper,the Daily Mail,on July 2nd 2004 with due acreditation to me -i.e my name attached. (I have written several for the newspaper). It was subsequently set to music by Eileen Lowry, who is a member of the Yamaha club of Gt. Britain and,(with our joint permission) became a free e.card on happydaycards.com. Since its publication, it has appeared on thousands of websites all over the world - sometimes as 'anon;' sometimes with just 'newspaper' or sometimes 'author unknown'. I have no objection to the poem being used because it seems to be enjoyed by so many people, but it is one of my poems published in one of two booklets sold to raise money for The Sight Saver Appeal at the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, London Road, Derby. I thought you might like some definite clarification. Have fun.

Valerie Waite.

[DiAnne Chamberlain]

I would like to learn more about Valerie Waite to I can let the people in my college class know about her.

DiAnne Chamberlain

[Alison]

I love this poem its sooooooooooo cool

[karis lane]

hi, can anyone tell me the childhood history of valerie waite as I am studying performing arts and i need to find out as much as i can about her
karis lane

[Term Papers]

This is really cute. As long as grandma keeps in touch with everyone, all should be well...

[amy]

This poem is by Valerie waite.

[need computer help]

well-composed poem. And very cute to hear. 'Grandma' could be somewhere in the Internet too. Lol

[Computer support specialists]

You see that everybody nowadays rely on technology even our grannies and granpops. I think the people can no longer live without it because it has been part of everyone's lives making lives simpler and easier. Technology gets us closer to our love ones.

[PC tech support]

I agree with what computer specialists has said here. It's never too late to learn new things. In fact, there are people who are at their 40's and 50's who knows how to use touchscreen cellphones for texting love ones and iPad shuffles during their daily jog.

[remote pc support]

Granny never had the time to learn how to use computers and I am very amazed when I see an old person who's even technically knowledgeable in determining what's wrong with the computer system. You see it's really never too old to learn new things.