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Karen C Vanderlaan

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THE REAL WORLD
by Karen C Vanderlaan → (All Poetry by Karen C Vanderlaan)
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written in the midst of being overwhelmed by life and wanting something more


The real world is yesterday
A small girl on a pony
Tears for the loss of home
Non-visible wounds that refuse to heal

Lovers have come and gone
I Pretended I was loved
Three babies taught real love
A million yesterdays take us to today

The real world is today
Days so full of labor and everyone else
Time flies so fast
Living in the moment is a fact, not a theme

The real world is tomorrow
Dream to reach fulfillment
The door I open at home will belong to me
My labor will turn earth that is mine

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 Reviews of "THE REAL WORLD"
Reviewed by Elizabeth Taylor (Reader)
Reviewed on October 28, 2006
Full of wisdom and pride of place.
A long journey, and you wrote it beautifully.

Elizabeth


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