POETRY
Sonnet (Inspired by Sonnet 138)
When Tom Robinson swears to tell the truth I do believe him, I know he can’t lie, Although she might think him some negro youth, Unlearned in the world's false subtleties. Her racist thinking means she thinks him dung, Although she knows his ways are purely best, Simply I credit her false speaking tongue: On both sides justice and mercy suppress'd. But why won’t people claim she is unjust? How can she say he committed a sin? O, hatred’s habit is in lying trust, And truth is above the color of skin: Therefore I side with him and yet she wins, And by their murders and lies truth’s light dims. |
Jem and Scout-Free VerseJem and Scout are out at play,
It's sometime around May. They are pretending to be the Radley boy, Boo. The neighbors think the children should play something new. Atticus surely knows... Does anyone else? No one shows. Atticus is too worried about Tom to say anything The trial has taken over almost everything. So Jem and Scout continue to play. Outside, sometime around May. |
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Look a little DeeperThere's more than meets the eye
Until you look for it You'll never find more You'll never find more Until you look for it There's more than meets the eye |
ACROSTIC POEMS
SOME
COULD OCCASIONALY, UNIVERSALLY, TELL FABLES IN HOPE NUMEROUS CHILDREN WILL HEED THE LESSONS. |
JUST
EXAMINE MOST FAIRY TALES I'VE NOTICED CHARACTERS HELPING ONE ANOTHER. |
The Innocent Man-Rhymed Poem
He was an innocent man.
Tom did what was right. But then the trial began, And Mayella used race before Tom ran. But that was a different night. Tom's trial was long and unjust, The reader's could tell. The case continued to be discussed And Atticus relentlessly had to adjust. The courtroom watched as if in a spell. In the end Tom lost because of his race. People judged him harshly because of his skin. Tom walked out trying to keep a calm face, But all he could feel was overwhelming disgrace. A shot was fired that day, committing another sin. |