Not Asking for Much

rhyming vent

Not asking for much

just want to read a poem

why won’t that page open?

Starting to b***h and moan!

 

I type in the web address

push the little arrow to go

but nothing is happening

seems my world is in slo-mo!

 

Have cyber gremlins taken over

who is running Writer’s Café?

Some very angry emotions

I’m starting to display!

 

The words are itchy twitchy

they want to be written now

I see Erato in the corner

this behavior she’ll not allow!

 

Do I need to make an offer

to the gods of cyber space?

Is whomever runs the site

in a special hiding place?

 

At the end of my rope here

won’t be able to take much more

if it takes a whole lot longer

nouns and verbs will go to war!

 

But wait what is this now?

Writer’s Café just sent me mail

I’m starting to feel better

bad tidings I’ll exhale.

 

Yes, now my razzle is dazzled

I’ve begun to dance a jig

I back on the Writer’s Café site

my smile is really big!

 

Reviews

[Tom]

Very funny and clever Lydia ! I wonder did the inspiration come to you while you waited to submit a different poem ?

Either way and remaining upbeat, if it weren't for the cyber gremlins I wouldn't have ever been able to laugh at this brilliant take on the flaws of modern technology !!

[Lydia Shutter]

No, actually I was only trying to read other people's poetry at the time, but not being able to access the site was incredibly frustrating. I don't have a lot of hours in the week to devote to the WC so when I am available and it is not, I am impatient. thanks for the great review, Tom. Enjoy the rest of the weekend. lydi**

[Tom]

And you too Lydia !

[Lyn Anderson]

You are a wonderfully witty woman. I love it.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks so much! Lydi**

[OnePiece]

Lolz Im Rolling OF laughter HEHE
This Made M Night To Sleep Well HEHE

[Lydia Shutter]

So glad you enjoyed it! Lydi**

[Karen]

LOL! Clever ranting, Lydi! I love the way you decided to rhyme too! It makes this poem even more amusing and appreciated!

[Lydia Shutter]

When I am ranting, I tend to rhyme without even thinking about it! Thanks for the review, Karen. Lydi**

[EloisaWrites]

This poem is fun and very entertaining. I think it is also worth it for cyberspace to slow-mo once in a while to bear pieces such as this. I enjoyed it. :)

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you once again, Eloisa. Yes, almost worth the aggravation because it inspired the poem! :) Lydi**

[Mark Heathcote]

Loved this humorous write Lydi it’s very engaging and heart-warming I can visualize you there waiting with words overflowing you can’t yet express this was lovely.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks a lot, Mark. Lydi**

[Lydia Shutter]

All seems to be so slow, when you wrote this as the glitches are back now.... We sometimes have to have patience with the technical world lol... at least poetry stays here forever, so we better drink a cup of coffee, and let the calm return, for our next review :D excellent rant my friend... veel liefs!

- Elisa

[Lydia Shutter]

The day I wrote this one, the site had been down for hours. It was so frustrating! Yes, the poetry will wait patiently, but I will not! LOL Thank you for the great review, my friend. Liefs en knuffels, Lydi**

HAHA, I know, you have to let out all the beauty you have in you ;) LOL :D I was over enthausiastic too once, but said to myself... the world won't end, when I'm a little later... hehe... You're always welcome hun! xx

[Lydia Shutter]

You are wise....patience is a virtue! :)

It's hard to learn, but I've it under control now hahaha.... ;) much love!

[wordman]

loved the write Lydia I think it`s full of spyware,i have a lot of problem going from one page to another
well I may be booted from starlite for posting a poem called hot a*s sex and the poem reads trick or treat
wheres my candy and I knew if I put sex in the title everyone would read steve said i broke the rules
I told him to go read before he got his drawers in a wad

[Lydia Shutter]

Ron, I can not speak to what the idiots who run that site are up to. They pretend to be so pristine and then the administrator sends a nudie pic of herself to poets. In any case, if you are thrown off, you will be in good company. Thanks for the review. lydi**

[wordman]

yes you hit it idiots the site is slowly going down hill

[Joyce S. Greene]

I definitely know the feeling, Lydi. When you have little time to do anything and are held up by a slow system, it really gets your blood boiling - certainly not a side efffect you want from your hobby. Your poem is amusing and fun. I like your rhyme - it adds to the humorous tone.

[Lydia Shutter]

Thank you very much, Joyce. Yes, humorous poems need rhyme in my opinion. Lydi**

[Rita L. Sev]

Ha! Yes, some days the cafe is an exercise in patience. You vented for all of us here, Lydi! :)

[Lydia Shutter]

Thanks, Rita. On days I am not at home, it is much easier! :) Lydi**