From the NYTimes
Welcome to Emoji-Land, we hope that you enjoy
The symbols and the faces and will with them always toy.
The use of words is fading as these hieroglyphic doodles
Give us all a break from using any of our noodles.
The Smiley Face triumphant is our flag of victory;
No need to teach your children any A or B or C!
What need is there for books when an emoji tells the tale?
Why bother with discussion when you can text a whale?
We say “I heart New York” and other emoji-centric drivel;
No wonder our vocabulary now begins to shrivel.
Ideograms have conquered Western thought to such extent
That speeches and debates will soon become a nonevent.
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