Could conversation ever die out ?

At a time when jobs and even relationships can be terminated by text message and emails are increasingly used to communicate in place of speaking, one could be excused for thinking that conversation may not only be diminished as a form of communication but possibly even die out.

On reading an interesting article contemplating the loss of the spoken word, I came across this prophetic little poem of British poet Louis MacNiece penned as far back as 1957. It is worth a read in our busy day when we are constantly reminded that our " calls may be monitored for training purposes."

                                                         To Posterity

When books have all seized up like the books in graveyards.

And reading and even speaking have been replaced

By other less difficult, media, we wonder if you

Will find in flowers and fruit the same colour and taste

They held for us for whom they were framed in words.

And will your grass be green, your sky be blue.

Or will your birds be always wingless birds?