Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, FOR AN OPEN MIND, by VERA WHITE


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FOR AN OPEN MIND, by                    
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!





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