William Tozzi, Trying Out the Internet</head><body><center><center><img src=http://www.saviodsilva.com/p1.gif border=0 alt=Saviodsilva></center><hr color=3C00FF size=4><br><font size=4 face=arial><b><a href=1.htm>William Tozzi</a></b></font><br><center><img src=http://www.saviodsilva.net/poem/a/1.JPG border=0 alt=Poem></center><br><font size=3 face=arial><b>Trying Out the Internet</a></b></font></center><blockquote><blockquote><p align=left><font face=arial size=2><b><p>I hope you enjoy this lighthearted rhyme about getting my feet wet on the internet. After searching many of the poetry sites, yours appeared to be an ideal place to submit this type of poem and to share it with others. Now that I'm on the internet up to my neck ( not over my head ), I thought I'd try it's e-mail capabilities. Please let me know if everything came across ok, and what you thought of it. To send your comments send e-mail to wtozzi@ix.netcom.com.<br>They told me to get<br>on the internet<br>for a trek to a wonderful place.<br>Just insert this disk<br>and, click, with a whisk,<br>you'll be launched into deep cyber-space.<br>The countdown's begun.<br>Five - four - three - two - one.<br>I'm waiting with anticipation.<br>On the monitor screen<br>a message is seen,<br>Check your modem's configuration.<br>COM-2 or COM-1?<br>X-OFF or X-ON?<br>What settings should I be using?<br>You'll have to agree,<br>an earthling like me<br>finds all of this somewhat confusing.<br>What do you do?<br>Why, call the guru<br>at your internet service provider.<br>And, if it's like mine,<br>in a few minutes time<br>your knowledge gets a little wider.<br>You do as you're told,<br>and lo and behold<br>you've successfully logged onto the net.<br>What a surprise,<br>squinting your eyes,<br>what you see may be not what you get.<br>It's all Greek to me<br>h t t p:<br>//here@there.wherever<br>I'm lost in this loop<br>of alphabet soup.<br>Is someone trying to be clever?<br>Just relax, my boy.<br>Enjoy your new toy.<br>Get on with the new introductions.<br>Rely on your luck,<br>and if you get stuck,<br>you can always read the instructions.<br>A click of your mouse<br>and right from your house<br>you 're off on a cyber-excursion.<br>There's sites to explore<br>with URL's galore.<br>You'll find it a welcome diversion.<br>With proper software<br>and a comfortable chair,<br>you'll be surfin' like one of the pros.<br>You'll not be alone.<br>You'll tie up the phone<br>and wonder where all your time goes.<br>You're never too old.<br>You've got to be bold<br>and go where you've not gone before.<br>On the other hand,<br>the site where you land<br>just might be as close as next door.<br>I 'm really impressed,<br>most sites passed my test,<br>while some seem to have an affliction.<br>I'm surfin' the net<br>for other sites yet.<br>I think it's become an addiction.<br>I've run short of rhyme <br>and run out of time<br>and must re-enter the world of the sane.<br>And so, with a smile,<br>I log out in style,<br>and can't wait to log in again.</p></b></font></blockquote></blockquote><hr color=0000ca size=3><center><font size=2 face=arial><b><a href=http://www.isavo.net/poem/sk6.htm>This Poem's Index Page 1</a><br><a href=http://www.yensa.net/poem/sk6.htm>This Poem's Index 2</a><br><a href=http://www.isavo.com/poems.htm>Poetry Website</a><br><a href=http://www.saviodsilva.com>Saviodsilva</a><br><a href=http://www.isavo.com>Isavo Site</a></b></font></center><SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JavaScript SRC=http://www.saviodsilva.org/r/fantasy.js></SCRIPT></body></html>