There are many people out there who have written what they think a blog constitutes and rather than add to the mix I thought I would have a bit of fun with the topic by writing a poem about it. Hopefully taking a bit of poetic license so to speak will still allow me to give my point of view on what a blog and blogging is all about. With a bit of luck you may even get an understanding as to why so many people have taken to blogging, whether as a career or as a way of expressing themselves.

Excuse me young man, what is a blog
So many talk of it I am simply agog
Is it something that I can eat
Please tell me, that would be a treat

No worries pop, it's a diary of sorts
Don't get so stressed, don't eat your shorts
People record their thoughts and dreams
Businesses may even take it to the extreme

But why do they waste their time
I'm sure they do not make a dime
Why would you waste so much effort
I am sure they sell themselves short

Are you kidding me you silly old coot
People like ProBlogger are makin the loot
They make so much they quit their jobs
They work from home to make a bob

That makes no sense I am bemused
Even more than that I am confused
How can a blog make you money
That's like believing in the Easter Bunny

Freak me out, you old baby boomer
That is so droll it has no humor
Blogs are really fully sick
Sites like adsense makes them tick

Ah blogs are for the sick now I see
Blogs are therapy, you must agree
People write to vent their spleen
So in time their slate becomes clean

Hey dude, are you for real
Fully sick means the real deal
There are those that blog for fun
And others to get their job done

Now young man don't take that tone
I'm sure that your parents at home
Taught you to treat elders with respect
Right now your manners are sorely suspect

I don't understand why I bother
If only I was talking to a blogger
Instead of a doddering old man
Who wouldn't know a blog from a frying pan

A doddering old fool you think of me
A time will come when you will see
When old age will creep up on you
Even a blogger's mind won't pull you through

Personally I've been blogging for over four years and it's now become a part of my life. One day I hope to do it professionally but for now I am content to do it on a part time basis. I have seven blogs at the moment, my favorite being Wassup Blog. While many people go for the niche blogs as these are supposed to be more profitable, I find them too limiting. If you choose to start a blog choose something that you are passionate about and let you character shine through your writing as this is more likely to enthrall your readers and cause subscribe so that they will be notified of any future updates.

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