Saturday, October 15, 2011
The Way Things Are By Roger Mcgough Comments
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No, the candle is not crying, it can not feel pain.
Even telescopes, like the rest of us, grow bored.
Bubblegum will not make the hair soft and shiny.
The duller the imagination, the faster the car,
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12/5/2025 8:50:49 AM # 1.0.0
I think this is a wonderful poem. The poet has captured the surreal imaginative connections that children make so well. Though I do feel the poem would have had a better ending on the sixth stanza, with the last goodbye - au revior idea. I don't think the last stanza carries through the imaginative strength as well as the rest of the poem. However it's still a lovey poem.