What symbols once a poet got away with <br />without the hint of an audience laugh. <br />What tragedy he could convey <br />with what he now must with a spade portray. <br /> <br />Symbolism's dead when life is tragedy. <br />A poet even questions the use of dexterity.<br /><br />douglas scotney<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/call-a-spade/
