The Land Behind The Screen
There is a place I heard of once and wished that I could find,
Where people listen to you when you say what's on your mind.
Where you can swap tall tales or share a quiet drink with friends,
Where anything can happen and the party never ends.
I knew it wasn't any place but stories in a book,
But now and then I'd catch a glimpse of what I knew it took.
Then I logged into the network, to a world I'd never seen,
And found what I'd been seeking in the land behind the screen.
The network's just a shadow-play of words upon a screen;
But you can talk for hours with old friends you've never seen,
In a world of words and dreams where only thoughts can roam,
Where you can weave a fantasy and make it feel like home.
Some weave a magic cloak of words to shape their presence there -
The Tiger and the Unicorn, the Tin Man and the Bear;
Some weep for long-lost lovers, some laugh with new-made friends,
And anything can happen where the party never ends.
Time and space are not enough to keep good friends apart;
Magic's just another name for something in the heart.
We'll drink a toast to friends we knew before we ever met
When we're together some place on the net.
by Stephen Savitzky
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