Immortal Online

Neither abridged
Nor partially baked
We write who we are
With precise time and date

Opined, aware
Unclogging mind as we pen
Calling dud a dud
Or praising something 10 on 10

Our presence is feeble
Our impact high
Bane or boon -
Internet made our lives glorified

At 65, we might ponder
Why we wrote so mundane?
After we're gone, our children will flip posts
To ease off their pain

Preserved for eternity
Our words will soothe and tell
A diary of ups and downs
But a life spent very well

I was reading 'The Diary of a Young Girl' which has impacted millions years after Anne Frank died. And a thought came to my mind - All bloggers are immortal online. Our posts can bring gush of emotions not only to us but to all those who read our blogs. It's our online diary many can connect with. It widens our existence and preserves our emotions for eternity. What do you all think? 

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Comments

  1. very true saru.. our posts bring emotion in us and to others also ..

    lovely poem

    Bikram

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  2. That is really a very interesting perspective, Saru. And so true as well. :)

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  3. Very true - which is why it's important to write things that you won't be ashamed of your kids reading in the future...

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  4. A diary of ups and downs
    But a life spent very well.
    well-written Saru.

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  5. How true Saru. This piece made me think a lot
    will some one be there who will read mine and get emotional :) ?
    may be there is some one
    bful lines

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  6. There were many reasons why I started blogging and some u have penned down...lyrically. It was fun reading it. But u r excellent in composing there is no doubt about that.
    Hey Saru...I was away from the blogging scenario a real long time. But hopefully I am back now. Have done two different posts on the same subject. The tones r different though. Would you be kind enough to grace my blog with ur presence....

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    1. Good to see you back and would love to read your posts.

      Thanks for a lovely comment.

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  7. A beautiful thought. Good to see you back after the break, Saru:) Congratulations for being selected for Tangy Tuesday Pick, by Blogadda!

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  8. Brilliantly said. Our words immortalise us :)

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  9. I surely hope that my kids will find a treasure trove of memories here for them.

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  10. Ah...I dont know what my kids will find..Maybe the rants of a nutty mother..
    This was lovely!

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    1. They will love your blog. A cool mom, what else anyone wants?

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  11. A true legacy....Congraats for being chosen as Tangy Tuesday pick.

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  12. I think the same, very much... we leave an impact- knowingly n sometime without knowing.

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  13. Very encouraging words clothed in a beautiful poem!

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  14. :) Beautiful write up! I have the same feelings behind this and that is why I had named my blog- Elixired! :)
    Congrats for being selected as Tangy Tuesday pick!

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  15. At 65, we might ponder
    Why we wrote so mundane? ..... ha ha... could be true.

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  16. Immortal online... that's a lovely way to put it! Only bloggers can understand what blogging means to us, others think it's a way to kill time, and I feel for them.

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  17. This is so true! In the past I have been criticized by my family for writing stuff that should be kept (in their opinion) hush-hush. But the 2nd para of your poem describes who we truly are, the ones that call a spade a spade!

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    1. Our blog is just an extension of us and we are proud of it.

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  18. Yes indeed. That's more reason to write more :) Great, Saru!

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  19. Great thought in a nice poem!

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  20. Beautiful thoughts..I loved the picture of the early blogger... :D
    Made me feel immortal..:)

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    1. It is really cute picture. Glad you liked the poem.

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  21. Immortal online as long as the servers keep running :)

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  22. so true :). visit My little Diary at http://ankitaranotra.blogspot.in/

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  23. Very true!! Interesting with a different perspective!

    http://heywaitlistenblog.blogspot.in/

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  24. What a lovely thought! All the more reason to be responsible bloggers.
    Long live blogging! :-)

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  25. What a coincidence Saru...I am also reading "The diary of a young girl" nowadays! Beautifully written, as always!

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    1. This book is emotionally sweeping. Glad you like the poem, Shaivi.

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  26. Thanks for these thought-provoking words! I am now pondering why I write, or why I should or should not write :)

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    1. Feeling great that this poem evoked such emotions in you. Thanks for reading.

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  27. Great thought in a nice poem!such beautiful lines :)

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  28. So true! What an interesting perspective to blogging :)

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  29. So true! Beautifully expressed :)

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  30. How true is that. We leave behind these imprints that will exist even when we will be gone. Loved the poem.

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  31. Dedicated to bloggers! A wonderfully expressed one Saru :)

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  32. Of course, our blogs are our own diaries which immortalize us. Nice poem.

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  33. This is so true! Bloggers are immortal online...Feels great reading this!! :)

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  34. Aha! Rabta is my favorite too... In fact I was searching for a different version on it on google and landed at your post. well written

    BTW, isn't mashroofiyat means- busy? Just wondering as my urdu knowledge is getting corroded.
    www.hautekutir.com

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    1. Yes, you are right. It was a typo, I meant 'not in leisure'. And I suppose this comment is for the latest poem. Thanks for reading, Ekta.

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  35. Oh I missed this one last year! But that kinda proved your point- immortal online :)

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