Your Life

Choices in Life

Your view of life today,

looking in from the outside.

Do you see the positive,

wishing to reach it yourself?

Do you have pain and misery

in your life, begging the world

to descend into

despair with you?

Whatever life has brought you,
thus far, in your time in this life....

Go forward with an optimist view.

You will find the positive in your world,
and happiness …beyond all dreams.

Reviews

[Karen Arizona]

'Your Life' is a great thought, Willard Wells. Reaching for positive is constructive. I like your wording in the sentence, "Are you in misery and want the rest of the world to descend to your place." That is thought provoking and true, how misery loves company in that way. Thanks for sharing 'Your Life.' I appreciate reading this.

[Willard Wells]

Thank you Karen.

[Levi Levin]

Great work Willard. You are a poet indeed!

[Willard Wells]

As mentioned we are both on a optimistic journey of life. Thanks again for you visit.

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree.
"Whatever life
has brought you,
thus far,
in your time on earth …
go forward
as an optimist."
Hard to do sometimes, but we must. Great wisdom in the outstanding poem my friend.
Coyote

[Willard Wells]

Thank you. Seems today an older work has stepped up.

I appreciate the stopping by and your kind words.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are welcome Willard.

[...]

I love what you have to say here, Willard :) I get depressed all the way down to the bottom of despair, but something always brings me back up. I came here for a reason, guess I better see it through, cuz I sure don't want a repeat lol

[Willard Wells]

"Don't want to repeat". I have always thought hell may be on earth and going to hell is coming back and trying to get it right the second time and like you once works for me.

Thanks for you words and visiting.

[Nani Mino]

it is very precious and important advice .it is a fantastic photo for the real life from your camera

[Willard Wells]

Thank you for going back in time to read a piece that I like the message, but I need to change the structure. Appreciate the review.

[Nani Mino]

for me the structure is good

[Valentine]

If we do not reach for the stars, we will never reach them. Never give up on yourself. Valentine Love the picture and the write.

[Willard Wells]

Often the mind gets in the way of moving forward as it dwells on the past. Not productive. Thanks for the visit and comments.

[Richard🖌]

Hi, Willard,
This is such an encouraging piece, crowned by the most inspiring photo to set the mood.
I truly enjoyed the message you've gifted with your thoughtful words … almost a commentary on positive thinking and motivation; yet, with only a slight bit of actual poetic voice and very little flow.
Excellent Free Verse poetry should flow with well-timed line-breaks, each line leading to a surprise in the next, with each moment grouped into its own realm.
Below, as a long-tenured teacher of poetry, I offer a visual example of what I mean, to compare with your original piece:


Your Life
A Poem by Willard Wells
" Chooses in Life "

Do you
see the positive in life,
ever wish
to reach it?

Are you
in misery and pain,
wanting
the rest of the world,
descending with you …
in your despair?

Whatever life
has brought you,
thus far,
in your time on earth …
go forward
as an optimist

You will find
the positive
in your world,
and happiness …

beyond all dreams.

Willard Wells
©2015

Thank you sincerely, Willard, for the pleasure of reading your earnest efforts — hopefully, my example and enjoyment of this wonderfully positive piece has offered you assistance and encouragment in bettering your skills and penmanship … blessings to you! ⁓ Richard

(I graded this 80/100, and with editing, it can easily be a 100/100 … thank you, Willard! ~ RJ)

[Willard Wells]

Not being the most educated intellect in the poetry I write, style and structure found by me is often an accident. I do appreciate the education in poetic flow. I have been trying and have gone back and changed a number of my pieces. You have provided me additional structure for my future work. Now if I can get my brain to cooperate i will have it made. Thank you for your critical review and comments.

[Richard🖌]

I love to see great potential in my fellow-poets' efforts, and you are certainly loaded with it, Willard … we often gain so much in true worth from one another. : )

[Willard Wells]

Interesting thing is this was the first piece I put on WC and it never felt right and I re-worked it yesterday and posted again and it still did not work. I made correction based on your suggestions and it is much better, but I don't think I will be happy with it until I add some content. Or not.

[Vishuddha]

I wish I agreed with you but, it is perfectly possible to go forward in life into a death cult negativity. There are people aplenty who move in greed and selfishness and thievery, feeding darkness and dragging others down.

[Willard Wells]

I agree totally with what you say, but as my piece says you have to look and make your choice. Only for the poor that have lost their mind control to others can not make a conscious choice on their own or if they have major mental issues. Charles Mason