Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FOR AN OPEN MIND, by VERA WHITE First Line: I must grant you, my son, the right to think Last Line: My son, seek your own answers; you are youth! Subject(s): Sons | ||||||||
I must grant you, my son, the right to think, I must not fill your mind with outworn fears; You must remain an open soul to drink The changing ideas of the changing years. Great seems my wisdom to you now you're young, I must take care lest I too think it so; Too long, I fear, to ancient forms I've clung, You must not heed my credo; you must grow. The things I work for, how I vote or pray; May foolish seem to you, or even wrong. Well, you are free to seek a better way! Your mind is healthy when your doubt is strong. Too long has age been synonym for truth; My son, seek your own answers; you are youth! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LATEST INJURY by SHARON OLDS PRAYER DURING A TIME MY SON IS HAVING SEIZURES by SHARON OLDS TWO SONGS OF PEACE: 1 by YEHUDA AMICHAI THE SMALLISH SON by HAYDEN CARRUTH SARAH'S PROMISE by LUCILLE CLIFTON ANY MAN'S ADVICE TO HIS SON by KENNETH FEARING THE RIGHTFUL ONE by DAVID IGNATOW |
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