Poetry Analysis - - Forgive Me When I Whine by Bruno Hagspeil
FORGIVE ME WHEN I WHINE
By: Bruno Hagspiel
Today, upon a bus, I saw a lovely girl with golden hair. I envied her. She seemed so gay, and wished I were as fair. When suddenly she rose to leave, I saw her hobble down the aisle. She had one leg, and wore a crutch. But as she passed- a smile. O God, forgive me when I whine. I have two legs. The world is mine!
I stopped to buy some lollies. The lad who sold them had such charm. I talked to him. He seemed so glad. If I were late, ‘twould do no harm. And as I left he said to me, “ I thank you. You’ve been so kind. It’s nice to talk with folks like you. You see, I’m blind.” O God, forgive me when I whine. I have two eyes. The world is mine.
Later, while walking down the street, I saw a child with eyes of blue. He stood and watched the others play. He did not know quite what to do. I stopped a moment, then I said, “Why don’t you join the others, dear?” He looked ahead without a word, And then I knew he could not hear. O God, forgive me when I whine. I have two ears. The world is mine.
With feet to take me where I’d go, with eyes to see the sunset’s glow. With ears to hear what I should know – O God, forgive me when I whine.
POETRY ANALYSIS
Forgive me when I whine was a poem of insights beckoning the modest things which people do usually ignored by themselves. This poem has used a number of story lines to give some milieu, in which the readers may absorb its wisdom. Every reader can easily get its essence when reading each lines of the poem. In the first stanza, it commences the story of this person about some occasions in her life which had taken her to grasp a positive
By: Bruno Hagspiel
Today, upon a bus, I saw a lovely girl with golden hair. I envied her. She seemed so gay, and wished I were as fair. When suddenly she rose to leave, I saw her hobble down the aisle. She had one leg, and wore a crutch. But as she passed- a smile. O God, forgive me when I whine. I have two legs. The world is mine!
I stopped to buy some lollies. The lad who sold them had such charm. I talked to him. He seemed so glad. If I were late, ‘twould do no harm. And as I left he said to me, “ I thank you. You’ve been so kind. It’s nice to talk with folks like you. You see, I’m blind.” O God, forgive me when I whine. I have two eyes. The world is mine.
Later, while walking down the street, I saw a child with eyes of blue. He stood and watched the others play. He did not know quite what to do. I stopped a moment, then I said, “Why don’t you join the others, dear?” He looked ahead without a word, And then I knew he could not hear. O God, forgive me when I whine. I have two ears. The world is mine.
With feet to take me where I’d go, with eyes to see the sunset’s glow. With ears to hear what I should know – O God, forgive me when I whine.
POETRY ANALYSIS
Forgive me when I whine was a poem of insights beckoning the modest things which people do usually ignored by themselves. This poem has used a number of story lines to give some milieu, in which the readers may absorb its wisdom. Every reader can easily get its essence when reading each lines of the poem. In the first stanza, it commences the story of this person about some occasions in her life which had taken her to grasp a positive