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Classic and Contemporary Poetry


NEAP PLUS ULTRA by CHRISTOPHER DARLINGTON MORLEY

Poet Analysis

First Line: MY MIND IS LIKE THE OCEAN
Last Line: HE WAS AFRAID OF THE UNDERTOW.
Subject(s): REASON; SEA; INTELLECT; RATIONALISM; BRAIN; MIND; INTELLECTUALS; OCEAN;

MY mind is like the ocean.
My friends are children playing on the beach.
They bring their little tin buckets
And make patterns on the sand.
Once a strong swimmer ventured out
As far as the breakers.
He turned back.
He was afraid of the undertow.



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