tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322995747669796194.post3305952223826013766..comments2024-02-09T16:00:40.486+01:00Comments on Edith's Miscellany: Poetry Revisited: Ballade of the Optimist by Andrew LangEdith LaGrazianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07885017198423641770noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322995747669796194.post-48946420558859723952016-10-20T18:24:02.842+02:002016-10-20T18:24:02.842+02:00I agree that the last verse seems a bit strange, b...I agree that the last verse seems a bit strange, but maybe people a hundred years ago could relate to it. I don't know.Edith LaGrazianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07885017198423641770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4322995747669796194.post-50643507534862646742016-10-20T17:45:44.497+02:002016-10-20T17:45:44.497+02:00I like this one. I guess I am an optimist undernea...I like this one. I guess I am an optimist underneath all my pessimistic thoughts. Except for that last verse. It seemed too far out of context with the rest of the poem.Judy Kruegerhttp://keepthewisdom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com