{"id":109432,"date":"2013-08-01T18:52:07","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T22:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/109432\/in-a-virtual-way-a-thematic-atticvirtual-love-piece\/"},"modified":"2013-08-01T18:52:07","modified_gmt":"2013-08-01T22:52:07","slug":"in-a-virtual-way-a-thematic-atticvirtual-love-piece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/109432\/in-a-virtual-way-a-thematic-atticvirtual-love-piece\/","title":{"rendered":"IN A VIRTUAL WAY — A “Thematic Attic”\/Virtual Love Piece"},"content":{"rendered":"

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IN A VIRTUAL WAY<\/strong><\/font><\/em><\/p>\n


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\n Who would have thought,
\n or could have,
\n in fact,
\n not that long ago
\n that love
\n and relationships
\n of all kinds,
\n too numerous to say,
\n could get their start
\n in a cyber kind of way.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n


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Who could have thought
\n that they could form,
\n let alone grow,
\n in a way other
\n than the conventional way
\n that we learned
\n back in the day.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n


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Who could have thought
\n that we might
\n meet one another
\n in a way other
\n than in person
\n or maybe on the phone,
\n or even possibly,
\n if we dared,
\n a blind date,
\n definitely as far
\n as we might go.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n


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But that was then
\n and this is today —
\n quite a new ballgame
\n for nothing ever
\n remains the same.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n


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Now people meet
\n in all kinds of ways,
\n including this box
\n that sits on the desk,
\n fine folks finding each other
\n in a cyber sort of way,
\n friendship and love found
\n in a virtual way.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n


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But,
\n of course,
\n like anything else,
\n we must take heed
\n and take care —
\n \u201ccaveat emptor,\u201d
\n \u201clet the buyer beware\u201d —
\n for not everything,
\n as we know,
\n is always what it seems.
\n And the same goes
\n for friendship
\n and love
\n on the internet
\n and in real life
\n and everything
\n in between.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n


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(c) barbara kausteklis 7-25-13<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n


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Written for last week’s CPC “Thematic Attic Thursday
\n Contemplates The Power Of Virtual Love”<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n


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http:\/\/www.friendburst.com\/blog\/109116\/thematic-attic-thursday-contemplates-the-power-of-virtual-love\/<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n


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Treasuring your friendship and thanking you for your visits and comments.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n


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Lots of Love and Big Hugs.<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n


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~barb~<\/font><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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