a smaller, smaller, smaller world
begs us to fantasy;
a handful of craving
draws us towards a different battle;
never to be the toast of Paris
never to be a Javanese princess
never to ride a horse naked
never to be a new light
Inspired by and paraphrased from Robert Greene
28th Feb 2025 – shared with dVerse OLN to see if this one may get some more love!
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Paris’s toast or Javanese Princess or be anything you wish!
Fantasies are free 🙂
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Not for the Mata Hari (in the end)!
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Shaun, I admit I often get lost/held in fantasy land. It’s safe there.
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Your second sentence is kinda sad when you think about it!
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Yes it is, when reality is to be avoided 😦
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I second what Lisa said!
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Our smartphones may be small Shaun, but are they not like the concept of expansion – a whole cosmos bursting through from one dimension to another giving us access to fantasy, history and everything albeit one dimensionally…
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With access to all that fantasy though, I believe he’s arguing that now we are craving reality.
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Your’e right of course,.,
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The smaller world is here, while we can always dream
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May our imaginations flourish through poetry and greet each other with curiosity.
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