Spare the rod
And spoil the child
An adage of old
Yesteryears had tried
Cane had often spoken
When spoken words failed
Bane of riled-up parents
Quick-fixing advice derailed
Corporal punishment hurt
Pain deep scaring emotions
Crushed spirit hard to revert
Child's self-worth worsens
Punish only to correct
Do not punish to hurt
Counsel to educate
Love be your guiding art
Caning's not meant to vent
Helpless parent's pent-up anger
On a child, being disobedient
Plant violence seeds, love asunder
Emotionally-bruised grown child
Reciprocate buried hurt on others
Become bullies, misfits and guiles
Boys tend to ape after their fathers
Knowledge is wielded through love
Discipline is love-taught by mothers
Firmly molded between ages two to five
Loving unconditionally, by their fathers
Give a child respect, he grows to respect others
Give a child dignity, he grows to value others
Give a child love, he learns to love others
Children become what they're taught, by others
In parents' hands, child's character is shaped
Investing love-time, his growing is helped
Appreciate, accept, and affirm: he'll grow to shine
Parents' role-modeling, grow-up a child to be fine
8.2.2015
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
what are the literary devices found in this poem?