Poem 3
Created | Updated Sep 17, 2003
Error
'Connection Timed Out' what a dreaded line to read
Errors and proxy problems where will this trouble lead
All my hard work and time has just disappeared on the web
As h2g2 goes into spasm again, it's really doing in my head
Don't Panic, normal service will be resumed
But my poor lost work will never be exhumed
Lost forever to me in a world of constant stress
Just why it makes you wonder is h2g2 in this dreadful mess
It's slowing down, hootoo messages to each other scrawl
The seconds tick by and conversations are in a limbo like crawl
Frantically you press again, hoping that your words are not gone forever
Feeling stupid when they appear not once, but twice instead of never
But still we noble hootooer's gallantly keep plugging away
Muttering at downtime, and grumbling when servers will not stay
Waiting agonizing moments for that page so desperate to upload
Oh dear 'Web Site Not Responding. Please try again by clicking the Reload'
