Opium Of Optimism Comments
While birds are singing, crematorium business is booming.
Loneliest poets know its meaning.
Mountaineers can see the tops of mountains;
Only the clouds can see the internal bleeding.
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(cont.) ...well, WAR SUCKS! many will agree, but at times it may be a necessary evil for some. otherwise.............? well, like i said: convoluted. bri :) i also don't recall theme of Cat's Cradle. : (
i read KV's novel in college, but i don't 'remember' the story. ;) this is a SERIOUS-topic poem! right? maybe too convoluted** for me to read again completely. maybe that's why i don't recall KV's story. ** i see that one definition (technical) of convolution is coiled. is that where you thought of snake? ? (cont.)
Opium of optimism and poison of pessimism, if I am given a chance to choose, I shall choose the opium.
Thanks for your thought provoking comment. I may choose the same. The poem criticises naive optimism not optimism by itself. I prefer optimism through activism. I tried to respond earlier but PH did not allow me. The website is always troublesome in my locality.
Alam, an imaginative write with great imagery. There are many memorable stanzas.++10 Robert
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7/19/2025 8:30:23 AM # 1.0.0
And she will respond with a gentler breeze, And you may change her through the act of love, Perhaps with a tenderer passion she will move. war, cruelties, inhuman conduct, terrible situation. cemetry, your find hope in seeming hopelessness......... love alone shall rule........ war brings nothing......... death. tony