
By Julie Silvester
Yes, its cool to hang out in cyberspace
From your chair make friends across the human race
Buy all you need without leaving your home base
The world’s small through the lens of this virtual place
You don’t need ‘reality’ any more
Don’t need to step outside the door
No reason to wander around the shop floor
Can just be lazy to your very core
How long before you realise something real is missing
Before facebook friends are the only ones you’re kissing
Til information overload becomes more boring than fishing
Until earth-filled fingernails are what you are wishing
Julie’s poetry, inspired by her life in Bali, has been published in two books,‘A Taste of Bali’ with co-writer, Steve Castley, and ‘Life’s Journeys’ by the Ubud Writers’ Group.
A new book, ‘Celebrating Bali’ is due out in 2014 and will feature her writing and poems, some of which have morphed into lyrics for Yaniq, a Balinese singer/songwriter, and Fredi Marley, a local reggae artist.
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