On a lighter note

"'A fine bird, 'my grandfather said,
'and he's well brought up. See, he answeres
nicely when he's spoken to.
Man or beast, that's good manners.
Be sure that you both always do.'"
Manners by Elizabeth Bishop (49)

I was glad to see a lighter poem with a positive message. Alot of poetry, especially Sylvia Path's, expressed darker subjects. I didn't percieve and double meaning to the Granfathers direction to be polite and mind your manners, just a positive message to be kind to everyone even animals.

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