The Wise Comments

Strange, men should flee their company, Or think me strange who long to be Wrapped in their cool immunity. a very fine poem. tony

To follow in the footsteps of these great men that would be a great & gallant gesture.

Strange, men should flee their company, Or think me strange who long to be Wrapped in their cool immunity. great expressive 10+++++

Nice poem

Nice poem

For the dead person I have nothing to comment except to pray - 'May his/her soul rest in peace'.

The one thing we dread, is the one thing that is inevitable, accept it, and you know peace.

This poem has more wisdom condensed in it than the Mahabharata.

Seems to me poet doesn't believe that one can learn the art of bearing pain and pleasure or life's dualities while alive as to think that only dead can understand this and be wise.

Countee Cullen is envious of the dead. Cullen dealt with pain of losing love ones at an early age. Dead man are the wisest because the dead is immune to human emotions that Cullen felt.