~no Man Is An Island Poem by Adeline Foster

~no Man Is An Island

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~ No Man Is An Island

No man is an island,
Or so I’ve heard it said.
Certain men are leaders,
And others must be led.
Let not the man who would control
Despise the lowly serf
For if there were no followers
What need of kings on earth.

Saturday, January 4, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: poem
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Joseph Anderson 04 January 2014

A brief, but splendid write with truth written throughout.Great to see you still posting 10

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Mj Lemon 22 June 2015

Amazing poem. Indeed, what need of kings when those who toil and produce and make the world cease to exist? Just wonderful...A 10.

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Daniel Y. 26 February 2014

Brilliant. Beautiful and terse! The allusion is less about leadership and more about the social nature of humanity. But your poem is clearly about hierarchy. Reminds me of my poem called Chess.

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Thomas Vaughan Jones 27 January 2014

I thought I was heading towards Hemingway and expected bells to be tolling. Instead I found a lovely assonant little poem, which reminded me of a saying I heard many times in the Fire Service. Too many chiefs and not enough indians Hugz

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Sandra Feldman 08 January 2014

Excellent! ! . However I do wish we could do without the corruption and abuse that comes with the dear leaders

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Valerie Dohren 04 January 2014

Great write as always Adeline, beautiful rhythm and rhyme.

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Adeline Foster

Adeline Foster

Instructor of poetry, Hagerstown, MD
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