~to See Poem by Adeline Foster

~to See

Rating: 4.4


~ To See


I saw a man unreasoning
Yet sure that he was right,
Unable to admit that some
Possess a different sight.

I threw a thought out to the world;
A different way of seeing,
And to my lintel they converged
To condemn my very being.

Like vultures on a carcass
They picked the bones to see
If, for some flaw, they could reject
The responsibility to see.

Monday, August 6, 2007
Topic(s) of this poem: poem
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Adeline Foster 29 May 2016

But the problem was not me!

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Sue Ann Simar 22 June 2008

The third stanza does not read as smoothly as the first two. It's a pleasure to read some rhyming poetry that's done with such expertise.

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Chuck Audette 07 November 2007

Felt like an Emily Dickinson piece, with a nice rhymes and a bit of a moral. Lovely. -chuck

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Martin Swords 16 August 2007

this is a wonderful not- so- simple poem. a big idea succinctly addressed. last verse 'see' x 2 expected to read 'me' 'the problem that was me' thanks Martin

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Adeline Foster

Adeline Foster

Instructor of poetry, Hagerstown, MD
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