Strangers Yet Friends

Nithya Venkat enjoys writing about nature and different aspects of life in the form of poetic verses.

We make so many friends through social networking sites across the globe, all thanks to the internet. Come to think of it do we really know them well?

This is a poem about such wonderful friends beyond boundaries between countries across the globe.

Through the internet

I know you

I know not how you look

Nor do I show you

My true self as I truly am

It is just an icon that represents me

Strangers yet friends we are and will be

Through intricate network of cables

We chat and communicate

On the internet coffee table

We relive our tales

We exchange greetings

Send wishes, warmth and love

We talk for real

Networking somehow

I cannot see you

You cannot see me

Unless we are on live chat

In front of a camera

You and me

Mostly somehow

We never are

But still we are true friends

We all can take a bow!

In the virtual world of reality

I don’t know you

You don’t know me

I know about you from what you write

I develop an image of you in my mind

And you become my true friend real time

I truly care for you and you truly care for me

We are strangers yet friends

On the Social Network

This is how things nowadays work

© 2013 Nithya Venkat

Comments

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on June 05, 2020:

Thank you Brenda, I too wonder and hope that someday we will get to meet in person.

BRENDA ARLEDGE from Washington Court House on June 05, 2020:

I do have a few I soeak with only online.

I often wonder if they are anything like the image I have created.

Nice write.

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on February 22, 2018:

Thank you for coming back for another read. It is wonderful to have met you online my friend. Thank you for your wonderful comments much appreciated.

Chitrangada Sharan from New Delhi, India on February 19, 2018:

Came back to read your poem another time! I have great admiration for my online friends. Sometimes their gentle words, their reassuring remarks, their positive feedback is enough to lift me up. Real friends are of course very important, and thankfully I am blessed with many, but I love to hear from my online friends.

I consider myself blessed to have online friends like you.

Thanks for capturing this so beautifully and the title is great.

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on April 04, 2017:

Lady_E thank you. I am happy I met you online my dear friend. Thank you for your constant support and appreciation, it means a lot to me.

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on April 04, 2017:

fpherj48 thank you and am glad I met you online dear friend. I feel the same way too.

Suzie from Carson City on April 04, 2017:

Vellur....This is wonderful! The longer I communicate and share with all my virtual friends, the closer we become. There are moments that the barriers become blurred and it feels we're in the live company of one another.

It must be possible to build a bond and create a relationship of inspiration, because I love my online family as much as those who are visible in my life.

Beautiful work. Peace, Paula

Elena from London, UK on April 04, 2017:

True but I am glad to have met you online.

You have a lovely vibe and ofcourse I enjoy reading your posts. :-)

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on July 26, 2016:

Lady_E thank you, am glad you enjoyed reading. Happy to have met you online.

Elena from London, UK on July 23, 2016:

Lovely to read. The world has changed. I have to admit, I have met some very nice people online.....and you are one of them. :-)

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on August 27, 2015:

tillsontitan thank you! We are all lucky as you say have friends across the world. Thank you for reading and your appreciation, you made my day.

Mary Craig from New York on August 27, 2015:

How lucky we are to meet people from all over the world and become their friends! You have said it so well. I especially liked "On the internet coffee table".

Well done my friend.

Julie K Henderson on May 29, 2015:

You are welcome.

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on May 29, 2015:

Julie K Henderson thank you and am so glad you like the "internet coffee table".

Julie K Henderson on May 28, 2015:

Bravo. I like the idea of the "internet coffee table." Thank you for sharing.

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on April 06, 2015:

jhamann thank you and yes am doing fine!

Jamie Lee Hamann from Reno NV on April 06, 2015:

You have captured the essence of internet relationships. Well done. I hope you are well. Jamie

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on April 06, 2015:

dghbrh thank you and am glad you enjoyed.

deergha from ...... a place beyond now and beyond here !!! on April 06, 2015:

Very true and time relevant poem here. Enjoyed reading it. Thanks for this share. Shared and voted up.

manatita44 from london on December 16, 2014:

My apologies! In Love and Light.

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on December 16, 2014:

manatita44 thank you, no romance in this poem!! Just showcasing how we do not even know each other well but still we communicate through the internet. Will check your poem, thank you.

manatita44 from london on December 15, 2014:

However sad as both you and Billy state, it can still be a beautiful relationship, and you have captured it excellently. Would be proud to have a relationship like this. Indeed, a touch of the romantic, there, perhaps?

I do have a poem for you, by the way: https://hubpages.com/literature/The-Joy-of-Inner-E...

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on October 06, 2014:

ocreflies (Kim) thank you for reading and yes we are truly blessed with great online friends. Thank you for the vote up too.

ocfireflies from North Carolina on October 06, 2014:

Vellur,

I love this poem. Like so many of the others, I feel truly blessed for my online friends. I am thankful for HP and the support I have received here. Naturally, if the online situation is one where there is a potential romantic involvement, the rules seem to change which is another reason why HP is so awesome for the kinship formed is more like that of a writers' group. V+ for sure!

Thank You,

Kim

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on July 08, 2014:

Lyns thank you for your appreciation and vote up. Much appreciated.

lyns from USA on July 05, 2014:

Love this poem it is so true, love it thanks for sharing. Vote up plus

7514438a lyns

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on May 28, 2014:

Sunshine625 yes I am blessed too with wonderful online friends and it is great that you have met them in person! Thank you for stopping by.

Linda Bilyeu from Orlando, FL on May 28, 2014:

I've been so blessed with the online friends that I have made. I've met a few friends in person and I intend to meet many more. Awesome poem! :)

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on March 31, 2014:

nighthag oh yes we all have many dear online friends and it is a great way to make friends across oceans many many many miles away! Thank you for stopping by.

K.A.E Grove from Australia on March 30, 2014:

I have enjoyed getting to know my friends online almost more then I do the ones I have in touching distance. this was a great poem showcasing what is to be in this modern age of instant communications, good or bad we all do it and I for one and happier for it :)

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on March 24, 2014:

Lady_E thank you, you made my day!

Elena from London, UK on March 24, 2014:

So True. Lovely poem. :-)

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on February 19, 2014:

Eric Flynn thank you.

bluebird true friendship is priceless and rare nowadays. Thank you for reading.

bluebird on February 17, 2014:

It is something how we can cyber-talk to each other although spread out far and wide as we all are.

Even with all this, it's true that people are lonely still...and no wonder...we all need one on one to thrive. It makes us value the real touch of true friendships, doesn't it!

Eric Wayne Flynn from Providence, Rhode Island on February 16, 2014:

Enjoyed the sentiment greatly.

EWF

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on January 31, 2014:

Nell Rose oh yes we are all friends now! Thank you for stopping by, much appreciated.

Nell Rose from England on January 31, 2014:

This is so true Vellur, I do think we get a picture of what people look like, and yes I love meeting people on here, we are all friends now, aren't we?

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on January 25, 2014:

Jodah thank you, we have so many friends online.

John Hansen from Queensland Australia on January 23, 2014:

This is very witty but true. Most of my friends are online now days apart from family. Very nice poem. Thanks.

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on January 23, 2014:

Harishprasad thank you, you are right we are blessed with great friends on the internet.

Harish Mamgain from New Delhi , India on January 22, 2014:

Vellur, you have truly assumed us as friends on net ; yet I believe that we are more than that. When we interact with each other by way of our unique words, we create webs of reciprocity and are blessed with great affection, pleasure, knowledge and insight. You have penned a beautiful and passionate poem !

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on January 17, 2014:

PurvisBobbi44 as a caregiver you must be very busy and as you say one's time is not their own. Internet does help us make friends whom we otherwise will never meet or have the opportunity to read their work and appreciate. Enjoy reading your writings. Thank you for stopping by.

Barbara Purvis Hunter from Florida on January 17, 2014:

Hi Vellur,

A great poem and I will have to say---my Virtual friendships are all I have time for these days. And, I know it is sad, but when you are a caregiver one's time is not their own.

Keep writing such great poems to make us stop and ponder---we do have blessings from the internet of making friends and communicating when one has time.

Bobbi Purvis

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on January 02, 2014:

DDE yes you are so right, thank you for reading.

Devika Primić from Dubrovnik, Croatia on January 02, 2014:

Strangers Yet Friends has so much truth and friends with someone you have not met in person is also possible.

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on January 02, 2014:

RTalloni thank you for reading and leaving a comment. Much appreciated.

RTalloni on January 01, 2014:

It's nice that your thoughtful poem can be true!

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on December 25, 2013:

agusfanani thank you for reading, much appreciated.

agusfanani from Indonesia on December 24, 2013:

A beautiful poem and I found building a virtual friendship can more positively sensational than the conventional way because of our curiosity following the process. Thank you for sharing this wonderful poem.

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on December 23, 2013:

Robert Small thank you for reading and your appreciation.

suzettenaples thank you, you made my day. We meet great friends through the net.

Gypsy Rose Lee thank you, me too. Thanks for sharing my poem.

Nikkij50gurl thank you and you are my friend too!!

Beautiful Garbage from Louisiana on December 23, 2013:

Yep I consider you one of my friends here on the interwebs!

Gypsy Rose Lee from Daytona Beach, Florida on December 23, 2013:

Love this. Got some of the very best online friends. Passing this on.

Suzette Walker from Taos, NM on December 23, 2013:

Amazing poem and I so enjoyed reading this. I agree with you. This is so true - we met almost daily and read each others works and there forms a definite bond over the cables. We don't see one another face to face yet some of my cyber friends are such good friends. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

Robert Small on December 23, 2013:

Well written as all your work Wayne.

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on December 23, 2013:

Faith Reaper thank you for the appreciation, vote and share.

Suzanne Day thank you, am glad you liked it.

wayne barett yes so true, thank you for stopping by.

Wayne Barrett from Clearwater Florida on December 23, 2013:

Me and my wife discussed this yesterday. Social networking has become such a phenom. I do believe it is true that in today's world you can become friends with someone without ever meeting them face to face.

Suzanne Day from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on December 22, 2013:

I like the internet coffee table! Cute poem & voted interesting ;)

Faith Reaper from southern USA on December 22, 2013:

So true dear Vellur! I have many friendships online and truly consider them to be my friends, but I have never met them.

Awesome poem!

Up and more and sharing.

Blessings, Faith Reaper

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on December 22, 2013:

alwaysexploring we do build bonds and great friendships sometimes, thank you for reading.

BlossomSB thank you for your visit.

Bronwen Scott-Branagan from Victoria, Australia on December 22, 2013:

A very interesting poem and it's so true!

Ruby Jean Richert from Southern Illinois on December 22, 2013:

How very true this is. Funny how we form a picture in our mind's of someone we communicate with, sometimes not really knowing if it is a male or female. We do build bonds, and sometimes great friendships. Thank's for sharing...

Nithya Venkat (author) from Dubai on December 22, 2013:

billybuc yes it is sad that friendships are virtual nowadays, thank you for stopping by.

Bill Holland from Olympia, WA on December 22, 2013:

For whatever reason I find it sad that friendships are virtual nowadays. Still, I am happy for my online friends. You captured it all perfectly with this poem. Well done!