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Poem inspired by "I Shot the Sheriff," a song written by Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley and released in 1973 with his band the Wailers.

 

 

They crashed the server
But they didn’t lose the poetry
They crashed the server
But they didn’t lose the poetry

Parts of three days the Soup’s been down
With most of us wearing a frown
Trouble started intermittently
Causing some to worry ‘bout their poetry
Leaving many fretting ‘bout their poetry
And I say:

They crashed the server
But they didn’t lose the poetry
They crashed the server
But they didn’t lose the poetry

The Poem of Three Days was controversial
Evidence of our turbulent times
Suddenly the website crashed and burned
Leaving no place to post our rhymes
We tried to login oh, so many times
And I say:

They crashed the server
Wondering now if there was ill intent
They crashed the server 
Actions of a black hat dissident?

Crying-baby landing page rocked
While all of us were watching the clock
There is no promise made nor guarantee, 
That our poems will be stored indefinitely 
Store them elsewhere, protect your poetry
And I say:

They crashed the server
But they didn’t lose the poetry (this time)
They crashed the server
But they didn’t lose the poetry 

Freedom came our way today
New servers up and running fast
Some glitches in the system yet to tame
Hopefully all of these too shall pass
Until then we’ll raise a glass
To poetry!

They crashed the server
But they didn’t lose the poetry
They crashed the server
Quick response by admin, thankfully

Copyright © | Year Posted 2023




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Date: 11/8/2023 8:54:00 AM
This is an entertaining read Mark and well written. Made me smile. I think we all felt a bit frustrated when we couldn’t get onto the site and I can imagine that many were worried about lost poems and relieved when they weren’t! Glad that all seems to (mostly) be well now. Really enjoyed reading it. Thank you for sharing. Blessings to you :):)
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Mark Toney
Date: 11/8/2023 10:24:00 AM
I’m glad you enjoyed it, Christina. I appreciate the kind feedback. Blessings to you!
Date: 10/27/2023 3:24:00 AM
Haha. Good one.
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Mark Toney
Date: 10/27/2023 4:58:00 AM
Thanks, Karen!
Date: 10/26/2023 11:35:00 PM
At least I had a rest from my phone! Nice job, Mark
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Mark Toney
Date: 10/27/2023 5:01:00 AM
For a brief moment in time :) Thanks, Sam!

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