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Pleasantries and Pleasure

Watch people go about their day
  What pleasant things they say: 
Mutter, grumble, moan and gripe
  Curse and condemn, carp and snipe

Something to prove, on the run, in the groove
  Going nowhere fast, see ‘em move 
Life’s delights make no impression
  Pleasures lost ~ to incomprehension

Copyright © Gershon Wolf | Year Posted 2022

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Mike Gentile Date: 4/8/2022 6:42:00 AM GW, you must be hangin' around the wrong people! The one's I see don't usually verbalize ( they just flip the bird!) Seriously though, very nice write and unfortunate collateral damage in the fact paced world. Happy Friday! Login to Reply

L Milton Hankins Date: 4/7/2022 9:52:00 PM gw, at the close of Nightly News on NBC, Lester Holt always has an "Inspiring Moment" which is always positive and uplifting. It's the most worthwhile thing on his program, in my humble opinion. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 4/8/2022 9:03:00 AM I say that is absolutely true, gw. A day in the life should be filled with inspiring moments. We should seek them out. We should inhale them like each breath we take. Gershon Wolf Date: 4/8/2022 7:33:00 AM Interesting comment, Milt. In response, without even one inspiring moment every day, I don't know how anyone can last very long -- exceptions made for extreme situations, such as war, prisoner-of-war, etc. Flip side: Only one moment - an 'instant' - of inspiration?!... I guess that proves the point of the poem. What say you? Thanks, Gershon

Valsa George Date: 4/7/2022 9:18:00 PM A very alliterative and rhythmic write ! Enjoyed the euphony in it ! Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 4/7/2022 9:24:00 PM Euphonious means harmonious. Thank you!! So much nicer to hear/read than cacophonious (spelling?). ~ Melodies Melodious