Desktop Calendar QuotationA Poem by Brett Hernan
In the nineteen seventies, the desktop calendar was in common use. It worked by such a mechanism and design; each day was represented by a single newsprint quality paper, (that is, a raw, unpolished, collected pulp sediment residue compression resultant end-product, with a slightly gritty and grey surface texture).
The day was designated on each of these leaves with the numerical representation of the date printed in black ink as a large page space dominating number, above which was, in slightly less bold, the name of the month and the actual name of that particular day. This desk top calender's leaves were affixed by two hole punch styled holes, and it was upon a plastic frame for the two small hoops of chromed steel used to hold in place the pages that made up this device. There was also employed, and conveniently left for the occupier of both the desk and the day, and occupying what comprised of the back side of the previous day's leaf, it having been turned to fall face down upon the pile of previously, passed-by days, an area designated by some printed lines with the word, 'Notes', clearly heading that section and beneath which was written, as though to inspire the reader to create an inspirational thought or musing of their own, perhaps offered as a challenge, something akin to an mad armoured knight slapping a rose from the prim, royally pampered, hand of the queen, and perceivably in the form of some type of daily psychological challenge, there were written a few short sentences, or even simply just a few words, by the greatest of political commentators, social engineers, authors and other esteemed and thought contributing members of historical society and these selected quotations were considered the finest, and most clearly succinct examples of their best and most important of thoughts. Here is offered a specific attempt to create something purely motivated to be considered suitable to be used as a desktop calendar quotation; 'If we all have to be cut from our mothers, then shouldn't we really all be joined?' © 2017 Brett Hernan |
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1 Review Added on May 22, 2017 Last Updated on May 22, 2017 AuthorBrett HernanHobart, Tasmania, AustraliaAboutLow-resolution sample only. Born 1968. All of the images accompanying each of these written works are my own. (Except that one of the guy putting a flower into a soldier's rifle barrel!) more..Writing
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