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the other day

Contributed by JohnYamrus on Friday, 7th December 2007 @ 12:03:34 AM in AEST
Topic: oops

the other day

a friend of mine said
that it would
help book sales
if i joined
one of those
online poetry sites
and posted some poems.

i thought i’d give it a try…
i had nothing to lose.

so, i found one
and registered
and posted four,
five,
six poems.

after a couple of days
i was getting
the hang of it,
but, soon learned
that every time you post a poem
it’s considered polite
to read something
by someone else
and make a comment.

i couldn’t do it.

i have neither the time
nor the inclination.

besides, i had
nothing good to say.

so, gentleman that i am,
i kept silent.

eventually, i posted a note
thanking everyone for their support,
saying that it wasn’t working out
and i wouldn’t be posting anymore.

that night i got
an e-mail
from one of the women on the site.

she tried to
talk me into staying.

it was a very nice letter,
and i’m sure she’s a wonderful woman…
someone’s mother
or grandmother
or something.

her letter
ended with these words:

“i really do wish
you’d change your mind
and stay.

your work shows promise.

i’m sure that if you stick around,
in no time at all
you’ll be writing
just like us.”

i agree.

Copyright Â© JohnYamrus ... [ 2007-12-07 00:03:34]
(Date/Time posted on site)

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