Poetry Then & Now

Poetry then and now, Now and then, Then had been of the then times, Now is it of nows, How did they write it then Dipping in ink, Filling with the dropper, Writing with a nib pen, Readying a manuscript, Giving money to the press Or brought out by a publisher After a great effort, But now a celebrity after Uploading, posting on the site Your poem is published, Your poem is printed And you waiting for likes and impressions And for being viral With a great following On Facebook, Youtube, Twitter And so on, You the owner And the copyright with you, Everything is there digitally In the library with information details, Publication details, Your unknown readers your admirers, Their comments in the comment-boxes Failing critics Some casual, some serious, Soem abusive, some hilarious, But don't mind, Keep you reading, going As their views to pay to in the end Even though they visita nd dislike you in more numbers?