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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NOT UNDERSTOOD, by THOMAS BRACKEN First Line: Not understood. We move along asunder Last Line: And understood. Subject(s): Friendship; Religion; Theology | |||
NOT UNDERSTOOD. We move along asunder; Our paths grow wider as the seasons creep Along the years; we marvel and we wonder Why life is life. And then we fall asleep -- Not understood. Not understood. We gather false impressions, And hug them closer as the years go by, Till virtues often seem to us transgressions; And thus men rise and fall, and live and die -- Not understood. Not understood. Poor souls with stunted vision Oft measure giants by their narrow gauge; The poisoned shafts of falsehood and derision Are oft impelled 'gainst those who mould the age -- Not understood. Not understanding. The secret springs of action Which lie beneath the surface and the show Are disregarded; with self-satisfaction We judge our neighbor, and they often go -- Not understood. Not understood. How trifles often change us! The thoughtless sentence or the fancied slight Destroys long years of friendship, and estrange us, And on our souls there falls a freezing blight -- Not understood. Not understood. How many breasts are aching For lack of sympathy! Ah, day to day How many cheerless, lonely hearts are breaking! How many noble spirits pass away -- Not understood. O God! that men would see a little clearer, Or judge less harshly where they cannot see; O God! that men would draw a little nearer To one another; they'd be nearer Thee -- And understood. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY |
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