Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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Communication Parameters of a New Generation. My new daughter-in-law made it immediately clear: "I do not wish to talk--a text now and then is permissible." "All my friends speak with their parents-in-law Only once or twice a year", (you foolish man). In spite of foolishly attempting to talk, Our relationship evolved worse and worse. Strange and sad that a modern young woman Can overpower a simple wish Of an accomplished old man from another generation Rendering an awkward silence-- Occasionally obtaining an insincere verbal intercourse between us. Frank Maurer 25 December 2022 2120 Hours