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Tangled
by Karen C Vanderlaan → (All Poetry by Karen C Vanderlaan)
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Life can be lived tangled up in the past


Like a strand of rusty old barbed wire


That you can't quite break free of


Without a bloody scratch and a poke or two


 


Or one can live life in the future


Head in the clouds always hoping


For the ship that never quite comes in


Or the horse you bet on always breaks down


 


One, can, however, choose to live in the present


Shake off the barbs and clean their wounds


Find satisfaction in the smile of others


And success in each small victory of self


 


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 Reviews of "Tangled"
Reviewed by m j hollingshead
Reviewed on October 21, 2007
good one

Reviewed by Randall Barfield
Reviewed on October 10, 2007
We choose. You said it. God help us to make better choices.

Reviewed by Amber Moonstone
Reviewed on October 10, 2007
I shall quote a very wise man, Deepak Chopra "The past is history, the future is mystery, and the present is a gift."
Advice that I have heeded for some time now...
Peace, Love, and Light,
Amber "V"

Reviewed by Kathy Armijo
Reviewed on October 10, 2007
Enjoy the present's presence.

Kathy

Reviewed by Ted Bossis
Reviewed on October 10, 2007
Greatest moments of reality........(Wonderful)~Enjoy your next moment~ love & goodness ~ Ted


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