Michael F. Nyiri: 2004: "The Website"

January 22th, 2004 7:55 p.m. pst
poetry by Michael F. Nyiri

"The Website "

Gasp, the
      URL
triggered.....ad pop-ups for a domain name seller????
        it was gone...
    a universe
 in wondered verse
    and sights to see so stellar....
In the blink of an eye one dies,
But art should never disappear.
And creativity should never have a seller
In an age when Homestead sells photo storage
And journalists all have personal blogs online
Where souls have tried to communicate across
the abyss of planetary vastness through 
the communication links of the great internetal community,
Only to have to see their "digital lifework"go offline....

Gasp,  I can't still believe it's so...
     A treasure, a family's memories, memories of 
        lost loved ones, and of fulfilling times
     A treasure shared by many including me.
It's like a house I used to visit many times 
Has been knocked down....
And a hole is left
Where a whole lot of love used to be.

For Sheryl