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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
In the REAL world telephones ring children fight work calls bills get paid In the REAL world floors get dirty dishes need doing laundry piles up dogs need walking In the REAL world old loves cause pain grass needs mowing cars need repairing dinner gets made So if I retreat to this world of words Why is that considered so wrong? To say it is just a fantasy Does these words an injustice Two hearts sharing words is the beginning From there who knows where it leads Its no different than a smile across a crowded room There has to be a spark before there's a flame And reality is what you make it Every day of every life |
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Michael G Senior Member
since 2000-06-25
Posts 579Nashville |
oh yes, words are reality for they are everything we are and feel inside that we sometimes cannot speak, but more often are able to write, and you have captured this beuatifully.......... |
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Sudhir Iyer Member Ascendant
since 2000-04-26
Posts 6943Mumbai, India : now in Belgium |
Its no different than a smile across a crowded room There has to be a spark before there's a flame And reality is what you make it Every day of every life .... pretty, very pretty thoughts... regards to you Paula, Sudhir |
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Sunnyone Member Ascendant
since 2000-07-06
Posts 5334Staffordshire, England |
Paula.... Care if I frame this one? You just have to be reading my mind here!! I don't think it's wrong to retreat into the world of words, but the problem is, I want to stay here!! This is too good for words, and I love it...... I have but one goal in life......... To make you smile! ~~ Sunny ~~ |
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Mark Bohannan Member Rara Avis
since 2000-06-21
Posts 7269In the winds of Cherokee song |
Reality......Fantasy......which should I choose.......mmmmmmmmmm......I choose fantasy and all the reality it brings. thanks for the seperation..I almost got lost.LOL Wonderful read. |
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
Paula~ this is sooooo true. I really enjoyed this.  -SEALive,Love,Laugh :) ~SueB |
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Alle'cram Senior Member
since 2000-02-28
Posts 1816Texas |
Paula, Really enjoyed this. Your description of our "real world" is on target, including our words shared. Lovely written. Marcy |
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Jenn E Senior Member
since 2000-08-02
Posts 589Kelowna, BC, Canada |
Paula, This is so very true. It is no diffrent then a smile across a crowded room. You have spoken what I am sure we all feel. I like "your world of words". Wonderful read here! Jenn E |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
Michael G...exactly...written words are such a powerful tool and therein lies the beauty Sudhir...you are too kind sir Sunny girl...LOL lady what a compliment your words are...do I care? no please do... Mark...happy to help you find your way Sea...thanks for reading...glad you enjoyed the read Alle'cram....well I have been taking lessons in the difference between fantasy and reality...so far I have flunked LOL JennE...I like my world too...thanks for the read....and for understanding the SMILE |
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Jamie Member Elite
since 2000-06-26
Posts 3168Blue Heaven |
As long as we come up for air now and again? Jamie Tu ne cede malis, sed contra audentior ito. - Virgil. "Yield thou not to adversity, but press on the more bravely". |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
You mean we really have to breath, brown eyes? |
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Auguste
since 2000-02-16
Posts 3953By the sea |
Paula, My poetry and the canvas I paint are my reality. I think with any gifted writer, such as yourself, the same is true. You've done a wonderful job here and I agree with Sunny, it should be framed. Michael |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
Auguste...I truly beleive reality is what you make it. Thank you so much for the wonderful compliments...gifted and framed all in one day...thanks |
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cathybohannan Member
since 2000-07-31
Posts 140Paintsville,KY |
Paula, the same goes for me as Mark, I truly think this is a wonderful poem. |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
One person's reality is another's fantansy and vice versa...so, what IS reality? A state of being? The act of living, and all that incurs? Is the reality of insanity different from the reality of what's considered normal? Or have the insane focused on true reality and the rest is insanity?? Good, thoughtful piece. Nicely done. jwesley |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
Cathy...thanks so much jwesley...your reply is a poem unto itself...reality is whatever suits your purpose at the time...and when its no longer convienent then it becomes a fantasy...and who's to say who's sane? Like they say...its the rest of the world thats crazy not me. |
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Nate Dogg Senior Member
since 1999-11-15
Posts 1658Georgia, Fulton |
Very well expressed, Paula. I agree with everything that you've stated too. Good piece and thanks for sharing. Nathan |
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JnR4eva Member
since 2000-08-07
Posts 377Bronx, NY |
How true are your words paula...yet another wonderful piece "my love is my motivation my love is my inspiration perception of this poem is your interpretation" -- me |
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Gemini Senior Member
since 1999-12-15
Posts 1203Wisconsin, USA |
Reality of this poem really hits home, very nice piece. |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
Nathan...thanks for reading and I am glad you agree JnR4eva...thank you Gemini...thank you...reality is only what you make it |
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EagleOne Member Elite
since 2000-03-07
Posts 2829Between a laugh and a tear... |
I'm soooo glad I caught this one. Great work paula, I love it!God grant me the serenity to accept the people I cannot change, the courage to change the one I can, and the wisdom to know it's me. ~Unknown |
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ma miller Senior Member
since 2000-07-11
Posts 806 |
nothing more powerful than words from the heart ... very nice, Paula ... |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
EagleOne..well this one got lost before I could reply to you...thank you my friend for always saying something sweet. Mark...words from the heart are the only way I know how to write thanks |
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kitkat Senior Member
since 2000-01-11
Posts 878Nova Scotia |
HMMMM- I enjoyed reading this. But maybe, just maybe, the "Real World is just a fantasy that went astray? I like your way of thinking. |
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Paula Finn Member Ascendant
since 2000-06-17
Posts 5546missouri |
Kitkat...who's to say whats a fantasy and whats a reality? I say...I will live with my fantasies and make them my realities |
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