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Mystic Yet Rationalistic

Are you an optimistic realist
  or a realistic optimist?
Are you a fatalistic humanist
  or a humanistic fatalist?

Staunchly capitalistic rules out socialistic
  but can't socialistic flirt a bit with capitalistic?
Artistic may be wildly narcissistic
  yet is narcissistic necessarily artistic?

If nihilism goes ballistic
  Are ballistics then nihilistic?
Calvinistic is never hedonistic
  but might hedonistic become Calvinistic?

The theistic frown on the atheistic
  yet the atheistic themselves were once theistic
The egoistic are not likely to be altruistic
  but the altruistic may well be egoistic

Linguistics is so much more than dry statistics
  yet statistics make or break theories of linguistics
The opportunistics are not naturally idealistic
  but the idealistic must often be opportunistic

Can something simplistic be pluralistic
  or something pluralistic be simplistic?
To be perfectly objectivistic
  ~ I am frankly rather pessimistic

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P.S. Awtry

Date: 1/15/2019 5:34:00 PM

Philosophically poetic...or...Poetically philosophic. Now I have a happy headache ;)

Gershon Wolf
Date: 1/16/2019 12:19:00 PM

--as long as it's a HAPPY headache!. Joy and happiness to you always! :) gw

Mike Gentile

Date: 1/15/2019 8:15:00 AM

The human contradictions so creatively penned Gershon. Very interesting. I hope I fall somewhere in the middle, I usually do! Happy Tuesday !

Gershon Wolf
Date: 1/16/2019 12:21:00 PM

Yeah, I probably fall somewhere in the middle too, Mike...We're just a 'pair of wild and boring guys!' (You want to be Dan Akroyd or Steve Martin?! LOL). Best wishes, Gershon

Robertina B.

Date: 1/15/2019 7:15:00 AM

Such unique creativity, my friend.. I enjoyed this!! Wonderfully penned!! Certainly grabbed my attention, since your creativity stands out.. Many blessings!!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 1/16/2019 11:48:00 AM

So glad you enjoyed it, Robertina, and thank you for your kind words! Best wishes, Gershon

Mahtab Bangalee

Date: 1/15/2019 12:20:00 AM

wonderful poem/ declare rationalistic in pragmatic worlds view, mystic for the accidental (spiritual) occurrence beyond the going on world and overall frankly optimistic but at dark heart pessimistic sign carries opposite part of coin....///

Sand Blown

Date: 1/14/2019 10:46:00 PM

thet there write was writ right : )

Gershon Wolf
Date: 1/15/2019 8:40:00 AM

Your comment done did dood said it all. Thanks! :) gw

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 1/14/2019 9:58:00 PM

I will choose the option you forgot to give me, Gershon. I choose Wildly optimistic non-realistic dreamer, and word-player. Just kidding. Your last line is hilarious!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 1/14/2019 10:03:00 PM

Actually, I think that you've chosen quite well...And thanks for the encouragement, Caren! :) gw