Error Message Haiku

Seeing my great fault

Through darkening blue windows

I begin again

The code was willing,

It considered your request,

But the chips were weak.

A file that big?

It might be very useful.

But now it is gone.

Errors have occurred.

We won't tell you where or why.

Lazy programmers.

Wind catches lily

Scatt'ring petals to the wind:

Segmentation fault

Three things are certain:

Death, taxes, and lost data.

Guess which has occurred.

Everything is gone;

Your life's work has been destroyed.

Squeeze trigger (yes/no)?

Server's poor response

Not quick enough for browser.

Timed out, plum blossom.

Chaos reigns within.

Reflect, repent, and reboot.

Order shall return.

Login incorrect.

Only perfect spellers may

enter this system.

Printer not ready.

Could be a fatal error.

Have a pen handy?

Windows NT crashed.

I am the Blue Screen of Death.

No one hears your screams.

This site has been moved.

We'd tell you where, but then we'd

have to delete you.

Aborted effort:

Close all that you have.

You ask way too much.

First snow, then silence.

This thousand dollar screen dies

so beautifully.

With searching comes loss

and the presence of absence:

"My Novel" not found.

The Tao that is seen

Is not the true Tao, until

You bring fresh toner.

The Web site you seek

cannot be located but

endless others exist

Stay the patient course

Of little worth is your ire

The network is down

A crash reduces

your expensive computer

to a simple stone.

Yesterday it worked

Today it is not working

Windows is like that

You step in the stream,

but the water has moved on.

his page is not here.

No keyboard present

Hit F1 to continue

Zen engineering?

Out of memory.

We wish to hold the whole sky,

But we never will.

Having been erased,

The document you're seeking

Must now be retyped.

To have no errors

Would be life without meaning

No struggle, no joy.

All work is noble

Even that which is lost

When you pressed Ctrl + S

Program aborting

Close all that you have worked on.

You ask far too much.

Serious error.

All shortcuts have disappeared.

Screen. Mind. Both are blank.

I ate your Web page.

Forgive me; it was tasty

And tart on my tongue

Last modified: Saturday 24 July, 2004 @ 12:38:30:687 EST