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Steve Kowit: Poem Analysis
The author Steve Kowit expressed a message to me in this poem using dramatic language. Such as, “Take heed, you who read this, & drop to your knees now & again like the poet Christopher Smart, & kiss the earth & be joyful.” He has described a sad and sudden incidence about his friend just collapse on the road and passed away just like that. “Be kindly to everyone, even to those who do not deserve it. For although you may not believe it will happen, you too will one day be gone.” Even know everyone is aware of the fact that we will all die someday, but our attitude are ‘I’m still young, I have a long way to go.’ I received a message from the author Steve Kowit. He advised us that the day of the death could come at any day and anytime, so cherish
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