THE NEW NOTE CARDS

 

THE NEW NOTE CARDS

He puts an envelope

into the margin of the book

where he wants to begin. To hold it.

He’s written title and author’s name

on a slip of paper, cut to fit,

and he puts that below the passage.

He learned to make note cards

in junior high school 65 years ago.

A scrap of paper has room

for the page number.

He will take his Iphone

and photograph this portion

of the page. He can make

postcards from the image.

He may write something,

a poem, a prayer,

or, simply send it

as it was made, in an email.

Jim Bodeen

23 October 2024