<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=477210" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Waiting For A Call</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">The telephone lies silent<br>It has laryngitis I fear.<br>I sit staring at it, <br>Mutely it stares back.<br>I'd gladly take a call from the double glazing people, <br>You know the ones who call on spec, <br>Just to hear a friendly voice.<br>Is the instrument still working? <br>I call the speaking clock, <br>Just to make sure, <br>Just to hear a voice, <br>Reverently replacing the receiver.<br>I watch the clock.<br>Time crawls.<br>The silence gnaws at my ears.<br>And still, yes still, <br>The telephone lies silent.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">P H Brookes Copyright 2012</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Paul+Brookes">Paul Brookes</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=477210" data-title="Waiting For A Call de Paul Brookes" data-description="The telephone lies silent It has laryngitis I fear. I sit staring at it, Mutely it stares back. I'd gladly take a call from the double glazing people, You know the ones who call on spec, Just to hear a friendly voice. Is the instrument still wo..."></div> </div> </div>

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