Return to retro

Today, we're challenged "to write a poem that features forgotten technology." I know just what I'll write about!

Cassette

I'd sit for hours after dinner

and on Saturday mornings,

waiting,

fingers poised,

hovering -

ever ready -

just above 'Record' and 'Play'

Patience paid off

when my instincts

got the better of the DJ:

A favourite song

perfectly recorded,

ready,

waiting

Andrea Vermaak © 2020