Sense Sonnet - Pumper

When Ma Bell Rang

Some of us do remember when
The telephone took center stage,
Required for a household within
To be able to out engage.
A monopoly was Ma Bell.
She loaned each telephone to use,
No dif'rence 'twixt and 'tween to tell -
Just one black dial model to choose.
Dial "O" for operator, and
A human would help to connect.
Verbal connection was the brand,
Even for those who called collect.

Now communication connects
Are not by talking but by text.