My Friend from Down Under

This describes an online friendship of mine that lasted a long time.....

My Friend from Down Under
 

I came across her profile quite by surprise A lady seeking friends-No matter the age, No matter the gender I wanted to write to her She appeared open minded She seemed to be an innocent, kind soul-Without an agenda I wanted to get this pretty brunette's attention To read what she would say to me Would she be true to my first impression Or would she in reality be someone else? Hey cool! She replied right away She wrote, and she wrote me some more She said, 'I've never written so much to someone at first before.' She asked me about the events of Sept 11th I asked her about being Down Under She told me about her poetry and about Starlite I told her I hadn't ever written poetry before Dianna sent me pictures of herself. I was impressed but What is this jpeg thing all about? I finally figured out how to send some pics of myself Hmmm. She thinks I look nice. Being new to the cyber world and not having an online friend before How often should I write? Daily, weekly, whenever the mood strikes? I had never written to anyone before in this way before This is nice! Dianna is a real person who makes me smile, listens to me when I am down, and happily relates events from her own life. Nearly 5 years now. Has it really been this long? This has lasted longer than many marriages!

Reviews

[emmajoy]

What a great theme... real live friendship where people feel and understand, so comfortably .. rare, even in the three dimensional world.

Love the way you've formatted this and, like the others feel this could be a great story, but, you've presented it beautifully.

Thanks for sharing, Kerwin.

[Jen]

I'm sorry I didn't get to this before you closed your account. Very nice. I like that it doesn't end in bitterness, like so many on-line friendships do. I feel like this is more a prose piece than a poem, perhaps a prose poem? I'm not that familiar with the form so I wouldn't realy know. I like this, though, good job. Thanks for sharing.

[ascelticas]

Yes, this is a sweet account of contact and friendship, jpg's included.
The form of the writing is all over the shop, but I'm big on content more
than the general rules, and this one speaks as poems should. If Kerwin
wanted to, he could use this as a rough sketch for his poem that borrowed
more from the rules, just to see what he could come up with. I don't know
the rules so I'll be no help there. 'On ya, Ker!

[JC]

I would agree with Voice11. This reads more like a story than poetry.

That said, the subject matter speaks to what the world is today and in some ways, that it has come full circle.

Before telephones, cell phones and pagers, people wrote letters. We have replaced the pen and paper with a keyboard and email, but the result is the same. It forces you to think about what you are saying, conveying expression through writing versus the verbal, which allows a person to use visual cues to get their point across.

Thanks for the read request, well done.

JC

[~Mariposa Una Lila~]

ah sugs.....i love this poem...you are a real super man! x0x0x0x00

[MIA ST. PAUL]

I really enjoyed this Kerwin, Never written poetry before? I think you're off a very Good start..I think your friend is lucky to have you as a friend as well...

:) Mia

[Voice11]

very nice...I like how it is more of a story than a poem, because it shows the spontaneity of thoughts and feelings.. Good Job!

[..R.I.P..]

This is nice, I can relate very well.

[Samuel Dickens]

That's a nice story, Kerwin. I also have several very good friends in far-off places. Wouldn't it be nice if you and Dianna could meet in person one day?