The Internet

The Internet

Across the earth they cast a net
In which a worldly soup is met
The good the bad the in-between
The dark the light and greyish sheen
All jumbled in a mighty throng
The clever right, the woeful wrong


It is the same, or so I’m told
Just like the fisher nets of old
They trawled the oceans deep dark floor
And netted creatures by the score
Some fat and plump, a rich reward
Some dank and foul, tossed overboard


And so, be sure that when you stray
Along that road... the net’s highway
To use your brain and use it right
And cast the rubbish out of sight
Check all your facts, don’t use one source
Before your genius you enforce
For though the net’s a magic tool
You wouldn’t want to look a fool.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010



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Date: 4/11/2010 9:17:00 AM
Saavy advice for the internet travelers. It is way too overwhelming for me. sorting thru all the garbage just to find the shards of truth. I enjoyed this. LUv, Andrea
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Date: 3/25/2010 11:52:00 PM
Very, very clever, Margaret. It's easy to stray from the truth on the Net's highway! Great poem -- unique and creative. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 3/25/2010 8:06:00 PM
Wonderfully penned Poem and very true. You have very rightly warned how to select the useful and cast the rubbish. Best wishes and love ...xxx. Ravindra..xxx. Margaret Foster
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Date: 3/25/2010 7:51:00 PM
funny and good write... Royal T.
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Date: 3/25/2010 7:42:00 PM
Great,great write,luv it,thanx!
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