On the Occasion of Dreamwidth's 4th Birthday

[jjhunter]

give us your fannish
your queer, your n00bs and your old
your rootless masses

yearning to connect, to dream
to set down, and not to yield —

Dreamwidth welcomes you
pulls out a stool at the bar
lets you set the pace

gives you home to return to
on any internet street

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In order of appearance, references are to Emma Lazarus's The New Colossus, Tennyson's Ulysses, and this post by synecdochic respectively.

Comments

[alee_grrl]

<3 <3 <3

This is perfect.

[jjhunter]

Aw, thanks. I think "your rootless masses /yearning to connect, to dream /to set down, and not to yield —" is the closest I've come to nailing it so far.

[alee_grrl]

That does really nail the Dreamwidth community pretty darn well.

[sporky_rat]

I sniffled reading it. It's hard to believe it's been four years of this awesome place!

[jjhunter]

<3 back at you. :o)

[thenewbuzwuzz]

Oh my god, they're haikai *about* Dreamwidth!
This one's lovely!

[jjhunter]

Aw, thank you! We've written some good ones over the years - and there's always room for more. :o)