Tuesday 11 March 2008

The Net

Shrug away fears and firmly grasp the net;
Come saddle up a snorting photon beam;
Lean forward, grip the mane and ride the dream;
Joust bravely with electrons tete-a-tete.
Go boldly into other worlds, forget
Your leaden boots, leap out and get extreme.
In cyberspace, if no-one hears you scream,
Who cares. Absorb the nothingness of jet
Black night; lift just one digit to explore
Digital yarns of fibre optic nerve,
Vast quarky labyrinths of wire and wave.
Stand firm, hold fast, participate, observe;
A cornucopia awaits and more.
Subscribe to Interesting Times, be brave.

2 comments:

  1. This was funny when I heard it but I think that it works better still on the 'page'.

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  2. This is v skilled stuff. Captures perfectly the hesitancy/fear/excitement of someone like me - not part of the cyber generation - when tentatively fumbling with the internet.
    Loved the phrase 'vast quarky etc. and the idea of saddling up the snorting photon beam
    Trefor

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