iRemember

by Tanya Parker Mills

We lost a wonderful, innovative genius last week. I put off entering the world of Apple for far too long and wondered, once I got my first Mac, why I'd waited. Here's my poetic tribute to the man who made typing and creating so much easier.

"iRemember"

Given up at birth

By an educated Syrian father

And an equally learned mother

Into the arms of loving,

Less lettered parents,

He whiled his way through school,

Perhaps surprising no one

When he left its rule to

Follow his own.

Racing time,

He molded masterful manipulatives,

Each designed elegantly to bring the world

To our fingertips

In easy, intuitive ways.

iMac,

A solid friend,

Dependable, accessible, with a

Mouse that makes the Lion roar.

iTunes,

Bringing music to the masses,

A revolution in song sharing

Between artist and listener.

iPod,

Our first fisted friend,

There on errands, walks, and runs,

Fusing melody with life.

iPhone,

The iMac in our hands,

And an "app"licable library

For the future.

iPad,

The iMac and iPod combined,

Simplified and squeezed

To a minimum, yet somehow more.

i's galore,

iBook, iPhoto, iMovie, iLife, iWork,

But this "i" always,

iRemember.