T. W. Fuller
The Boy And The Rock
language
( Nov. 23, 2013)
Set in the rhythmic style and tone of a Shel Silverstein story, "The Boy And The Rock" is a poetic lesson in stubbornness taken to an exaggerated extreme. Starting out with a young boy venturing from point "A" to point "B", he suddenly encounters a rather large rock that will not move out of his way so he can move along his journey. Neither the boy, nor the rock, will move out of the others way, creating a stale-mate that will last for many years as the young boy grows older, and grows more stubborn and more determined to stand his ground. And the rock, as well, in its own stubbornness, is weathered down over that long stretch of time, to the size of a pebble.
"The Boy And The Rock" teaches children how foolish being stubborn really is and how being stubborn for a very long time literally wastes and whittles away one's life to the point of nothingness. At the end, the reader is left with an important question to answer and an even more important decision to make. Namely - what is actually gained in being so stubborn? And, has it been worth the time involved to be so stubborn?
Also by T. W. Fuller:
"I Sat On An Ice Cream Sandwich"
"The Peanut Butter And Jelly And Cheddar Cheese Sandwich, And Other Selected Poems"
"Make A Wish, And Other Selected Poems"
Welcome One, Welcome All, And Other Selected Poems"
"Children's Poetry In Motion: Vol. One"
"The Boy And The Rock" teaches children how foolish being stubborn really is and how being stubborn for a very long time literally wastes and whittles away one's life to the point of nothingness. At the end, the reader is left with an important question to answer and an even more important decision to make. Namely - what is actually gained in being so stubborn? And, has it been worth the time involved to be so stubborn?
Also by T. W. Fuller:
"I Sat On An Ice Cream Sandwich"
"The Peanut Butter And Jelly And Cheddar Cheese Sandwich, And Other Selected Poems"
"Make A Wish, And Other Selected Poems"
Welcome One, Welcome All, And Other Selected Poems"
"Children's Poetry In Motion: Vol. One"
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