The Old Know

[brynmawr1]

The Old Know
 
The old know how to fold a map,
to use a rotary phone and
untangle the cord.
 
They know the serenity in writing a letter,
the joy of receiving the reply,
the anticipation in between.
 
The old know that walking,
face in a phone is dangerous  removing 'in a' adds a bit of humor.     I'm sorry, not sure what you mean here.
so, they don’t.  Cut this
 
They know how days are short
when long in years.
 
The old know the gift of loving for a lifetime,
and the loneliness of being left behind.  The rhyme attempt here is out of place. 'For a lifetime' is not needed.  I wasn't going for a rhyme.  The lifetime reference was to illustrate the benefit of loving someone over many many years, friend, partner, etc suggestions?
 
never describe somebody as 'one' in youe poems, it is weak imo


The old know the only thing worse
than death,
is not living.

The old are the new young. We have yet to plug them into the network. It's a commin'

Thanks for the read, 
Sc

SC,
thank you for your comments.