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Online friendship, a common phenomenon of today, has made it easy to make friends that live thousands of miles away from us. The poem 'Ode To A Chatroom', by Marie Lehmkuhl, is a description of online chatting and the friendship that result from it. In a way, online friendship is higher form of friendship, as it has nothing to do with the appearance of a person, rather is based on his nature. The poetess describes online friendship as neat and clean, with no vested interest with it. The poem is a good description of chatting, of friendship in the first acquaintance and continuing the same over time.
One day I decided to get on the net,
I thought a chat room would be my best bet.
I saw names and words come up from where
I knew not.
I soon took a chance and had a nice thought,
Could I do this, it looked really neat.
I saw names on the screen that started with sweet,
Sweet smiles, Jo, and Smokey were there too,
And then I saw it, "Oh, yes, we're talking to you,
Come on in and chat for awhile. "
And when I did I started to smile.
I saw Chuckie and Robbie and soon I was friends
With quite a few people by the days end
And after awhile they called me their friend.
Sometimes I come in and my friends are not there,
But I'll go back again because I know that they care.
Some live in the states and some do not,
But they always know when I need to talk.
I am so glad I took the leap and went into the
Chat room where friends are so neat
