At the entrance
To my dad’s place
There is a gate
To an alternate universe
No internet
No cell phone
Total disconnection from
The World Wide Web
What you will find
Upon entry is
Lots of family and
Longtime friends
Old fashioned conversation
Love and good intentions
Laughter and fond memories
Of others who’ve passed on
I enjoyed a couple of days
In this refreshing way
When it was time to leave
Reconnect
Plug back in
Participate
In the churning machine
That runs the world
Passing back through the gate
I paused for one last glance
At the entrance
To my dad’s place
And thought to myself
There’s no “app” for this
But if there were
It might be called
Pure Bliss
It is a world I will truly miss
As I head back to my real life
And board a flight to Texas
E.A. Fussell
7/8/2019
E. A. Fussell 