Sonnet to the Scapegoat
O man of stature and integrity,
A beacon in the fog of government,
Our only hope for truth and sanity,
Which your superiors oft circumvent,
'Twas at your captain's pleasure that you served,
Although he sailed our ship into a storm.
You stated, answered questions, and observed
Your former colleagues racing to inform.
And that which stretched your soul* is not the cause
Of your departure, or at least you claim.
Although it must have made you think and pause,
And made your point of view not quite the same.
We all shall miss you, Tony Snow, indeed.
And wish you all the best to come. Godspeed.
* "In many cases, a bout with sickness stretches your soul, opens your eyes, and introduces you to a world of unimagined grandeur, possibility and joy." - Tony Snow, May 6, 2005
2007-09-13 03:43:15 · 6 answers · asked by Scotty Doesnt Know 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Poetry
Perfect metrically and in rhyme scheme. Satisfying. I never heard of him which tells me this is from the other side of the Atlantic. Touching, especially through introducing that allusion to his own powerful words.
2007-09-13 06:27:53 · answer #1 · answered by Louise L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well Scotty, it is a nice comment to build a poem about, and while I said yesterday that I don't hear stresses well I didn't detect any substitutions (it felt pretty IP to me. There were one or two words that felt like spondee's to me but that is likely a regional dialect on my part.
I will use this as an example of IP for scansion. Thanks.
Nice poem also.
2007-09-13 10:32:06 · answer #2 · answered by Todd 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like it. Good call on the soul-stretch footnote; I didn't know the reference.
2007-09-13 04:12:24 · answer #3 · answered by Bill 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tony snow is a scapegoat? News to me....
2007-09-13 04:13:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good poem. It's really creatin\ve and very good. It's written very creatively.
2007-09-13 04:46:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stellar rhyme. Love it!
2007-09-13 04:53:10 · answer #6 · answered by csucdartgirl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋