August 25, 1983 5:05 p.m. Poetry by Michael F. Nyiri

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"Optimistic Pessimism"

Waiting wistful long whiles for fulfillment
Engineering calm dreams of desire
Transcend moments fo careless tired torment
Throw tons of wet sand on the fire

I gave my all
A quiet pall
			adorns the presence
			Effervescence
			Seems to decay
Blowing all the cardboard fools away

I stand in the sand alone and at peace
Engineering calm dreams of serenity
Transcend tired moments with herculean ease
A cornerstone breadth of mass sanity

I gave up a long time ago
Rusty waters through the wet sands flow
			But here I stand
			With outstretched hand
			Seems to decay
Blowing all the cardboard fools away

Echoes rally forth from timeless seas
Engineering calm dreams with an urge
Transcend timeless moments with exorbitant fees
And write the words in the sand of a dirge

 

1983

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