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Biggus
10-26-2010, 07:45 AM
I knew her name
And her email address
And I knew she was a poet
But that was all I guess
From her writing I divined a little more
She was clearly a Christian
And seemed to be an optimist
But I learned little more than this
Her profile only told me her age
And that we were from the same country
However I thought I should contact her
I don’t really know why
I don’t make a habit of it
It’s not in my nature to pry
And I’m not one to seek out correspondents
I have never foisted my self
I’ve never been a joiner of things
Or actively looked for acquaintance
However I felt almost compelled
No I actually felt compelled
There was something you see
In her writing I suppose
That struck a chord in me
A kindred spirit possibly
Maybe we saw through the same eyes
Or shared the same moral compass
Or both like apple pies
I don’t know what it was
A connection of some kind
On some obscure level
I should say quite clearly
There was no romantic motive
I wasn’t looking for a lover
That ship sailed long ago
Nor did I need a companion
So what prompted it, I don’t know
That aside I then faced the problem
Of what I should say to her
I couldn’t say I felt compelled
Or I felt there was a connection
She would have thought me mad
But while I struggled to find the words
A message popped into my inbox
And it was from her, I opened it instantly
Read the first line and smiled
“I hope you don’t mind me contacting you
I’m not sure what prompted me to write”
Isn’t life strange?

Maryd.
10-26-2010, 07:54 AM
I love this... Sounds rather familiar... Love it though.

Oh and check this line out

...I’m wasn’t looking for a lover...

Should it read 'I'

Mary

Haunted
10-26-2010, 10:13 AM
Great poem, great ending. I strongly believe there's a spiritual level on which we connect.

Biggus
10-26-2010, 10:47 AM
Thanks Mary I will connect the typo, I'm didn't mean to write it that way

Thanks Haunted

Maryd.
10-26-2010, 10:50 AM
No probs... It's fabulous though. :)

PrinceMyshkin
10-26-2010, 11:02 AM
I held my breath all the way through, held by the unfolding details and the well-managed way you laid them out, thinking to myself This can't end well! Knowing both the internet and the little I know about Biggus, there's going to be a crashing big disappointment at the end of this and...

I was totally, delightedly wrong!

But surely we're owed a sequel?

Biggus
10-26-2010, 11:23 AM
Thanks Myshkin, I aim to please.
And there could well be a sequal

Delta40
10-26-2010, 05:54 PM
Good Poem Biggus. So ordinary and yet moving.

Biggus
10-27-2010, 04:05 AM
Thanks Delta