Poem about the tribulations of triond membership.

I wanted to wax lyrical, about the trials of triond life

The  fans, the friends, the lack of views, the never-ending strife

You post like mad and write like fury, yet you barely move

Posts and views so slow you feel you can’t get in the groove

Why you ask, in sheer frustration, can I not break the curse

Of viewers snubbing what I post, or something even worse.

The comment saying load of crap, at least my words got read

So I feel perverse encouragement, my talent isn’t dead

We struggle every single day to find the magic words

That send posts viral, views a climbing up among the birds

But truth be told it never does quite reach such dizzy height

A hundred views sending us quite giddy with delight

If we want more money, if we want to be noticed more

Then simply posting on triond will never push up your score

You have to let the web world know that you have things to say

Social networks, post those damn links every single day.

There is no magic message about the ways in which you might succeed

Submitting content to the site, hoping to fulfill the viewers need

But be aware that they are fickle, and too much time can be spent

Bemoaning the failings of the site, in that old triond lament.

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  • chennysan on May 5, 2011

    This is WOW..dear Tony! you’ve put my thoughts (and I am sure of many others here!) so beautifully in your words. Oh how wish I soar like a lark in the sky…feeling like the whole of humanity is looking up at me! keep the faith is all I can say..please read my haiku stuff ..

  • Sourav on May 5, 2011

    Very well written…

  • researchanalyst on May 5, 2011

    You are so talented and you have covered every aspect of what it is like to write and be part of the community here on Triond in your poem.

    Great job my friend keep up the good work.

  • Gautam Sehgal on May 5, 2011

    Sir, you’ve expressed our Feelings,
    very well elaborated

  • V rank on May 5, 2011

    You are not alone… I am on your side… I also experience the same lament…

  • Wherner5 on May 5, 2011

    lol, nice post, exactly how i feel sometimes

  • No Share on May 5, 2011

    I think everybody experienced this.=D

  • flutterbykitty86 on May 5, 2011

    I would laugh if I was not so tired, this is great!!

  • Sheila Barnhill on May 5, 2011

    You nailed our sentiments exactly! Very well done.

  • d1dezire on May 5, 2011

    You could not have said it better.

  • rapuncille on May 7, 2011

    i so can relate!

  • arielcnacion on May 10, 2011

    i can’t believe this is hilariously true Tony. congratz to this one. i honestly like it. i was wishing for the word spam in the links part (lol)

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