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SILENT and amazed, even when a little boy,
I remember I heard the preacher every Sunday put God in his
statements,
As contending against some being or influence.
Walt Whitman
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Click here to write your comments about this poem (A Child's Amaze by Walt Whitman)
Michael Pruchnicki (5/5/2008 9:09:00 AM)
Of course, everyone who posts a ditty on this site fires on all cylinders
each and every time out!
The speaker comments on an asinine remark a preacher makes in
church, and instantly recognizes it as such. Would some politicians
have reacted today, even with the wisdom acquired with age? Read
the latest news on the presidential race in the US! Whitman's 'little
boy' can tell a con job when he hears one, even children can resist
the wool being pulled over their eyes by a master of foolish rhetoric!
The preacher has in effect negated his belief in a supreme being, as
even one of tender years perceives. 'A Child's Amaze' requires careful
reading to understand Whitman's point, don't you think? The poem itself
is a succinct argument for writing concise poetry! |
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Walt Whitman
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