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Tag Archives: optimism
On Optimism: blank verse
One can suppose those clouds are silver-lined, that just around the corner lies great joy, and what appears today both bleak and sad tomorrow may turn out to be rainbows. Let anyone suggest such dandy things and all the world … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged #BookofForms, blank verse, daily poems, division, futility, illusion, optimism, poetic forms
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Something’s Coming
I got a feeling things are gonna be all right; just a feeling there is something in the air tonight: something growing from the ground underneath my shoes, something coming, gonna chase away these blues. Maybe it’s you, maybe it’s … Continue reading
Don’t You Cry: a chanson
Don’t you cry, if there ain’t no happy ending. Don’t ask why, if it’s on truth that you’re depending. Sometimes it seems it’s just time wasted if you dream; but keeping on dreaming, just the same. Don’t you cry; the … Continue reading
Let Vain Cassandras Moan
Let vain Cassandras from their pulpits moan, decrying what velocity the world has chosen for its obvious descent; and in their sermons, demonize each day that dares to start as sunrise shattered dark. They make the Word a flesh that … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged acceptance, Cassandra, hope, negativity, optimism, pessimism, prophecy
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The First Day
If this is the first day of what life remains, who cares if there’s sunshine or thunder and rain? Both have their own virtues, each pleasure and pain; though different, a good deal the same. If this is the first … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged acceptance, grief, James Taylor, living, loss, memory, morning, optimism
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Beyond the Salad Days
If these are our salad days, when does the entree arrive? Pretending that greens are a meal sounds contrived; and furthermore, not quite enough to survive throught the supper tonight. If these are the best of times, why bother with … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Songs, Statements
Tagged dissatisfaction, hunger, illusions, optimism, salad days, sustenance
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The Confessions of an Optimistic Underachiever
Truth be told, my high school years were difficult ones. Having been transplanted from a remote rural environment in northwestern Ohio to the sunny clime of southern California just in time to start high school, I found it difficult to … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations
Tagged achievement, childhood, creativity, failure, optimism, purpose, reality, spirituality, success
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