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Wild Geese Poem Analysis
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This poem [Wild Geese] is an unusual poem. Instead of following the usual guidelines of a poem (ABABAB, AABBAA, Haiku, etc.) it deviates, to the point at which it loses the luster of a song and gains that of a statement. And even though such statement has no rhythm, nor explainable format, our brains are tricked into reading it with a softer voice, similar to the voice one spares for a child’s nursery rhymes. Regardless of how it is presented, Wild Geese is a motivational poem, and that is why I will be talking about it today.
Wild Geese [in summary] is a poem about life, stating that one does not need be forced upon decisions, rather that one must use their unique personality to carve their own path in life. And from this path,

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