Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TWO THOUGHTS ON YOUTH, by RETTA IRWIN LEICHLITER


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TWO THOUGHTS ON YOUTH, by                    
First Line: Full of slang
Last Line: Of love our youth are sowing.
Subject(s): Hope; Pessimism; Youth; Optimism


THE PESSIMIST

Full of slang,
Full of jazz,
Full of giddy laughter,
With ne'er a thought for things gone by,
Nor what may be hereafter.
Straight to perdition, so they say,
The present age is going,
If we may judge the harvest
By what our youth are sowing.

THE OPTIMIST

Full of sweetness,
Full of grace,
Full of the joy of living;
A sweet smile here, a soft touch there,
That's what makes life worth living.
Straight to our hearts with frank appeal
The present age is going,
For we enjoy the harvest
Of love our youth are sowing.





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