Silver Surfers

This poignant poem is written by Marie Hindmarsh, who was born in London and has lived in New Zealand for the last 40 years … Marie was inspired to write this after she heard that senior net workers were know as Silver Surfers

Silver Surfers

I’m a silver surfer, not of the Ocean  kind.
I daily surf the internet to see what I can find.
I chat to friends on Facebook, I like to have my say.
Making contact with an old friend can really make my day.

I’ve even found family members I’ve not seen for many years.
Sometimes it becomes quite moving, reducing me to tears.
An old friend from London Phones me to tell me this and that.
I tell her to get a laptop so we can have a longer chat.

At this she bursts out laughing & reminds me she’s getting older,
I tell her don’t let that put you off, us old folk have to be much bolder.
I Google for information, that I really need to find.
Like recipes and patterns of the knitting kind.

And then of course there’s Ebay I have to check that out.
I’ve bought many bargains from there, of which I have no doubt.
If I skype I can see who I’m talking to up on my laptop screen.
Who would have thought we could do that, it really is a dream.

I post, I poke, I shift things, it really is no fete.
If people talk a load of rubbish I simply hit delete.
Some people say it’s a waste of time, but I do not agree.
It helps to pass the time of day I live on my own you see.

I could sit here feeling sorry for myself, or worse even sad & bitter,
But instead I take myself on line to check out the news on twitter.
I may be getting older but the more info I can get,
Only proves I’m never too old to learn, and there’s life in this old girl yet.

Written By Marie Hindmarsh 20/09/ 2013

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Marie Hindmarsh

I'm a 74 years young. I was born in Chelmsford Essex where my mother was evacuated to during the war. But I grew up in West Ham London so its fair to say I'm a Cockney and proud of it. My husband suggested that we should relocate to New Zealand which I was very reluctant to do but I'm now so pleased we did in 1973, I just love this country. I live in Auckland city which is surrounded by beautiful beaches. I have a daughter Beverley and two sons Paul & Robert.. Between them they have given me eight grandchildren between 6 years to 28 years old. I also have a great granddaughter whom I adore. I lost my husband and best friend Peter in 2010 so now live alone. I have always enjoyed hand crafts and recently with a friend started a group called Knocker Knitter NZ. We knit them for women who unfortunately have had to have a mastectomy. These are an alternative to the prosthetic ones. We have been in the news paper and from that now have a large group of ladies knitting them for us to supply to the breast clinics around the country We have also encouraged people in other parts of NZ to start their own group. Its overwhelming that since we started in February the response has been fantastic. I wrote my first poem 20 years ago then didn't write any others till I started again about 3 years ago. I really enjoy writing poems about my life over the years which I'm pleased to say many people enjoy As long as they do I will carry on writing them when I'm not knitting?

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