Written for:  The Daily Prompt at wordpress.com, “HandMade Tales”

Automation has made it possible to produce so many objects — from bread to shoes — without the intervention of human hands (assuming that pressing a button doesn’t count). What things do you still prefer in their traditional, handmade version?

While I do not dispute
the convenience of cell phones,
I do miss lifting
a weighty receiver,
and talking into a mouthpiece,
instead of air. The sound
each number made
as your finger dialed,
like a stretchy selection
of musical clicks. Yes,
it took longer, but oddly,
each call was not considered
an emergency. Today, there is
no place where you cannot be reached.
I miss the disconnect.

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