Gershon Wolf Poet Rhyme

Wishful Or Wistful

A question for you to reference
  Are you wishful or wistful 
O, but there is a difference
  Let me give you a list-full

A wistful person looks to the past
  He perceives it as vastly superior
If only the "good old days" had lasted
  Nowadays are simply inferior

A wishful person peers far ahead
  And while accused of "wishful thinking"
He hopes that couples in love will wed
  That peace and prosperity spread...

So now that you know if you wish or you wist
  May whatever you do be sun or star-kissed

♡Like0

Share Poem

---

Post Comments

Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem. Negative comments will result your account being banned.

Please Login to post a comment

Mike Gentile April 15, 2020 at 10:08 AM Such a lovely ponderance, Gershon. I feel, I swing both ways, lol. Happy Wednesday! Gershon Wolf April 16, 2020 at 9:45 PM Haha! Thanks for a fun comment, Mike! Try to remember which end is which at all times! LOL. Thanks, Gershon

Caren Krutsinger April 14, 2020 at 2:18 PM I think I will take a bit of both thank you very much. Gershon Wolf April 14, 2020 at 2:56 PM Great. Hopefully they balance each other. :) gw

Pashang Salehi April 14, 2020 at 1:14 PM Just one letter changing the whole world... a wonderful way of thinking. Gershon Wolf April 14, 2020 at 2:56 PM Thank you for the insight, Pashang. I actually had not noticed this one-letter difference myself. Best wishes, Gershon

Jennifer Proxenos April 14, 2020 at 10:24 AM A lovely poem Gershon - I prefer to look forward rather than back in time so I will take wishful. Read Heid's POTD, she broke my heart. My thoughts are with her constantly, but so are God's. Blessings Gershon and stay well. Jennifer. Gershon Wolf April 14, 2020 at 12:02 PM Yes. Heidi's case is heart-breaking. She lives in a 'medical desert,' so to speak. Let us pray for her return to health. Thank you for your support, Jennifer! :) gw

Susan Ashley April 13, 2020 at 9:51 PM Yes! I love the meaning of both words, Gershon, and I especially love the way they are juxtaposed. An amazing poem with a great finale. I am both wishful and wistful.. I think it has to do with being a Libra and balancing the scales.. :) Your thoughtful poetry is always unique and always enjoyed! Warmest wishes, my insightful friend.. ~Susan Susan Ashley April 14, 2020 at 1:06 PM Lol!! That’s one of the best replies to a comment ever!! Haha! Your humor tickles me pink, Gershon :)) Gershon Wolf April 14, 2020 at 12:00 PM Never realized that you and I are both so well-balanced: You are a Libra and I am bi-polar -- In the daytime I am sunny and cheerful; at night my fangs come out! :) Werewolf

Kim Rodrigues April 13, 2020 at 7:19 PM What a wonderful thought! Hugs...Kim Gershon Wolf April 13, 2020 at 8:25 PM Thank you, my dear friend! :) gw

Sandra Adams April 13, 2020 at 7:15 PM I am both I suppose...I look to the past for memories or lessons lived...I look to the future for better days sometimes...or see others in years to come... love this, it made me think and reflect... hugs and blessings! Gershon Wolf April 13, 2020 at 8:23 PM Yes, you are a thoughtful, reflective soul who (yet) looks eagerly to the future as well --- an unusual combo... I had looked at 'wistful' in a negative sense, of wanting what never could be again, but you've pointed out the positive side of the word, that one can retrieve, learn and benefit from the lessons of the past! THANK YOU! Good health and good cheer, dear friend. :) gw