The Pessimist Comments

I think this poem has a very important message to the world. I like it a lot. The important message I can read between the lines is that pessimists can see the glory ONLY in the past and can imagine ONLY a bleak future. This is spoiling most of their present moments. Optimists plan a bright future and somehow I believe they are the realists. They enjoy the present efforts they make to brighten up the future of others and themselves. Very thought provoking poem, David. I think it is a great one.

'The Pessimist' by David Beckham comment Terence George Craddock A poem of mysteries, never in my lifetime could I ever truthfully say 'The land was without war' for wars exist continually somewhere in various locations shifting across the earth. Symbolically in Eden, in a state of paradise and bodily perfection, the land existed without war, before the land was cursed before Adam and Eve in their expelled wanderings into the world. Death is individual, yet symbolically what will the death of the globe be? A Revelation of pestilence, hunger, famine, as 'Down at the valley our crops erode'. And is death and fire the result of 'And A-YI-BA-BA-YEH will be the cries of war'? The contrast is the blessing of innocence and the curse of greed as resources are coveted by war, diplomacy by other means. A poem posing many questions in language reminding of the psalms, the milk and honey of peace, the destruction of civilizations devoted to conquest by dominance and war.

Quite nice - I liked the image of the stars best - It reminded me of my poem 'Star-Gazer'

I like the atmosphere you created before showering your thoughts. Ts cool.....

This writing is so 'innocent in chaos'... i like the way you build the environment to deliver your thought..'How sweet when we were born and how sweet when we will reborn' into a new world of eternity and peaceful

A poem of mysteries, never in my lifetime could I ever truthfully say 'The land was without war' for wars exist continually somewhere in various locations shifting across the earth. Symbolically in Eden, in a state of paradise and bodily perfection, the land existed without war, before the land was cursed before Adam and Eve in their expelled wanderings into the world. Death is individual, yet symbolically what will the death of the globe be? A Revelation of pestilence, hunger, famine, as 'Down at the valley our crops erode'. And is death and fire the result of 'And A-YI-BA-BA-YEH will be the cries of war'? The contrast is the blessing of innocence and the curse of greed as resources are coveted by war, diplomacy by other means. A poem posing many questions in language reminding of the psalms, the milk and honey of peace, the destruction of civilizations devoted to conquest by dominance and war.

the war is very well described here...you used powerful words to underline the message

'The Pessimist' A poem of mysteries, never in my lifetime could I ever truthfully say 'The land was without war' for wars exist continually somewhere in various locations shifting across the earth. Symbolically in Eden, in a state of paradise and bodily perfection, the land existed without war, before the land was cursed before Adam and Eve in their expelled wanderings into the world. Death is individual, yet symbolically what will the death of the globe be? A Revelation of pestilence, hunger, famine, as 'Down at the valley our crops erode'. And is death and fire the result of 'And A-YI-BA-BA-YEH will be the cries of war'? The contrast is the blessing of innocence and the curse of greed as resources are coveted by war, diplomacy by other means. A poem posing many questions in language reminding of the psalms, the milk and honey of peace, the destruction of civilizations devoted to conquest by dominance and war.

I enjoyed the use of nature to describe the emotion of the poem. Nice pacing and imagery for a thoughtful poem.

Wonderful poem Amazing thoughts Well penned Thanks for sharing with me

very serious work / words / very interesting / im looking forward to reading more of your work

A solid work. Keep it up...

oh. My. Goodness. I'm amazed by it. I love the way you said that life is beautiful at first, that everything was right when you were born. And when it comes time for the end, you see the world in a different view then before. Everything changes with time, it doesn't matter what it is. People always tell you that love never changes, it will remain the same, views change.... I love it. Ten.

This was amazing in many ways and I honestly have nothing bad to say about it. I am awestruck.

The pessimest not only puts a damper on life, alas, he as well puts a damper on death. The pessimist behaves as such, he doesn't like anything very much To have the pessimist's point of view, invites the darkness to conquer you And with that cloak swung over his face, He misses observing our wondrous God's grace Determines his destiny so to speak, fails to prosper, when God, he doth not seek. copyright March 4,2011 5.04 a.m. Gary James Smith Have a great day, David.

this was a very eloquent poem and i did truly enjoy it :) I love the way you pay attention rythm of sentences and the way you condense your emotion :) if i had one thing 'negative' to say it would just be condense your meaning even more and always settle for the 'one and only' word. I might be mistaken-i change my mind a lot you see-but i just felt taht somehow there were words, maybe even thoughs that wernt necessary i just cant put my finger on them. Please don't think im criticizing your work for i know i have a lot, lot more to learn!

Even though there's contrast, both stanzas are true. Kinda like comparing a pessimist with an optimist. They both see and report the truth, they just focus their attention at different points. Very well written. I wasn't sure what the foreign words meant?

This poem is really good and wonderfully written.Keep up the good work, .

I like it very much, it gives us, I believe, cause to ponder, to not give up seeking the very being, of being human.

there is a universal truth to this really good poem, I would have liked it to have almost finished with the first verse and started with the second, in this way we could leave with the hope of returning to the naivety and wonder we possessed when we were newborn and untainted by the downs and ups of living in the world today!