"Anonymous" a poem by Jess Coffman

Sweetest melon, book in hand,

Cartwheels on the beachy sand.

Smokey hot dog, dirty play,

Outside on a summer day.

Lunching Laughter, pen at work,

Inspiration from a smirk.

Deeply feeling, speak your mind,

Peeling of an orange rind.

Nature-loving, sing and leap,

Slipping into peaceful sleep.

Innovation, cyber boom,

Keeps you safely in your room.

Online dates, iphone to ear,

Keeps us far though seeming near.

Ticking clocks, no privacy

Facebook immortality.

Nature-starved, speed addiction,

Fated, spirit dereliction

Purpose lost, bygone friends,

Robots revered, humanity ends.

Isolation, plug me in,

Charge me to feel alive again.