ACROSS THE MILES

A Blogger Portrait


A new, national phone survey of bloggers finds that most are focused on describing their personal experiences to a relatively small audience of readers and that only a small proportion focus their coverage on politics, media, government, or technology. Blogs, the survey finds, are as individual as the people who keep them. However, most bloggers are primarily interested in creative, personal expression - documenting individual experiences, sharing practical knowledge, or just keeping in touch with friends and family.

WHY DO YOU BLOG ?

I was all alone at home one day
Surfing the world wide web
When I came upon a blog
Written by someone in a land faraway

I made my way through all the posts
And found other bloggers too.
Sometimes I left a comment
Or left without a word or two.

I was afraid to have a blog
Not knowing what to write.
But took a chance
To post my views,make friends
And hear what others had to say.

Everyday my friendship grows.
Across the world
In leaps and bounds.
I have met so many wonderful
People along the way.
You have helped me through
Good times and bad.
Given me courage to hold on
And helped me not to be sad.


I read many posts
Some are sad
Some are funny
Some are about love
And some are about money.

There are stories, poems
Recipes and news.
Pictures to share
Journeys to take.
Music to listen to
Words of inspiration
Words of praise.

There is a whole world out there.
A world that I had not known
A world that has made me see
right from wrong.
A world that has taught me
not to always think of myself.
A world that has shown me
That others have problems too.
And that there are nice, caring people
Like you.

Thank you all my blogger friends
You made my day and helped me along the way.

This is the reason I blog.