<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff><FONT size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Poetry for piano technicians?  Why not, = somehow I just got inspired I'm not sure why.  Here is my first, what do = you think?  Keep my day job?  Perhaps some of you can relate to = the topic.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Rob Goodale, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Las Vegas, NV</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4><STRONG></STRONG></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4><STRONG>Betsy’s Cry = </STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=1><FONT = face=Arial>By Rob Goodale, RPT</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=1><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>She cries for an echo, a ghost.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>History’s crude humor, the final = insult.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Fleece the fair passed by,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Weak from the head, soft but without = purpose.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Should have been the box from which she = came.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>The most critical was not rejected, begs = for more.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Newton’s dream, gravity without = weight.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Her input loose, compromises to the = side.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Not of wood, an unnatural element.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Broken and crumbled, her children now = silent.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Slips away, her voice lost to friction and time.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>The steel now stolen, the gift = lost.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>The savior is called and = discriminates.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hours go by, she remains silent but = hopeful.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Moment of truth, will she breath?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>She coughs and sighs, tired eyes = open.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Exhausted and regret, the servant = collects.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>The apprentice now sits and begins self torture.</FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>