Wordle or Crossword?

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Ending?

Am I too late when I want to buy blank pages to punch 
into a leather diary and will I find an ink bottle 
to use with my fountain pen? Can I still print  
my old pictures in a photoshop? 
Will  I happen upon a  suitcase 
with a magazine slot 
on the outside?
Have I jumped the gun 
when buying .5 or .7 leads 
for my retractable pencils? 
Where can I source refills for my biros? 
Yet I’ve taken to laminating photos and online 
drawing on computer screens. But can I ever pencil-in 
old-fashioned crosswords after Wordle came into frenzy?

	


FIN ?

Suis-je allée trop loin en achetant des pages perforées 
Pour mon journal en cuir et trouverais-je un encrier 
Pour mon stylo à plume ? Puis-je encore imprimer 
Mes vieilles photos en librairie ? 
Pourrais-je trouver  une  valise
A poche externe pour journal? 
Ai-je donc bien dépassé le cap 
En achetant crayons à rétracter
Avec plomb du numéro .5 ou .7 
Il y a-t-il encore des recharges
Pour mes stylos à bille ? 
Je me mets à laminer 
Et dessine sur écran
Pourrais-je encore
Faire mots croisés 
Au crayon quand  
Le mot de Wordle 
Devient la mode ?

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I am a French-born Australian linguist who loves writing about multicultural experiences. Taught English in Zambia and Papua New Guinea, gained a Doctorate with UPNG. In Western Australia I worked with migrants and Indigenous communities in Kalgoorlie and Roebourne. In charge of Amnesty International WA, then moved to Adelaide. Short-listed by The Human Rights Commission for the Literature NF Award for the anthology I edited with the Multicultural Writers Association of Australia, I later published my memoir. Volunteered with the Writers Centre, became active with PEN.

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