website: writersontheloose.com

Ode to the WOTL

On a lazy afternoon surfing the Web
I Googled some words, hoping to be led
to intelligent insight on the days events
or a fresh take rather than the same old rants

Instead I found something unique, I thought
No pop-ups, selling something it's not
The pages are beige, the topics diverse
"I'll stay awhile, I could do worse"

What is this site called WOTL?
Google hit it, but it may just as well
be one of those freaky fringe groups on Yahoo
or some would-be bloggers with nothin' better to do

"Writers" it says, "columns" and "comments"
It sounded easy, simple, and to make sense
But there seemed plenty of critisism and blather
in comments to the cut-n-pasted "columns" of each other

I returned next day, I don't know why
On second look there, I decided to try
my own post, er, "column" of wisdom and wit
Then I stayed and browsed other "writers" a bit

Who are these people, I asked again?
Their words and bios I began to scan
Some seem okay, talented and sincere
Overall, a friendly place they have here

There are the keyboard happy, they type outloud
and those who simply chat with heads in a cloud
Some go on to the beat of their own drum
Hey, where did all these Mormons come from?

Alas, however, my journey's at an end
No one with a fifty will donate or lend
I, for one, am no longer free or "loose"
to author my own ravings, ponderings or muse

Good bye, all, but no so long
I'll continue to lurk and comment as long
as Lonsberry and all the rest of you
humor me with intelligence in the columns you do

dras nawledge