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Ezra Pound - Meditatio

When I carefully consider the curious habits of dogs
I am compelled to conclude
That man is the superior animal.

When I consider the curious habits of man
I confess, my friend, I am puzzled.

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Poet: Ezra Pound (Ezra Pound Art)
Poem: Meditatio

Comment 12 of 12, added on May 23rd, 2008 at 2:31 AM.

yes, may be we can be as curious as dogs
but we dogs can not be as loving as we are towards our fellow human beings. we are special beings. we can love and we can feel for another human beings including dogs but dogs cannot feel for us.

Lucia Aerung Bwebwetaake from Fiji
Comment 11 of 12, added on May 23rd, 2008 at 2:20 AM.

i really like this poem because it clearly state the fact of human being. they are multihhuman being not like animals. generally we can act like clever, smart human being but at the same time we can also act and live the way other living organism does like animals.

Temaiti from Fiji
Comment 10 of 12, added on March 24th, 2008 at 7:47 PM.

This poem is saying that dogs sometimes behave strangely, and when the behavior of dogs is compared to the behavior of humans, it is obvious that human behavior is less strange, thus superior. But when the poet examines some of the strange behaviors that humans are capable of, he becomes perplex, BECAUSE, dogs have a good reason for why they behave strangely, THEY ARE DOGS, what the hell is our excuse! Ta da! Thank you very much.

Paul Camacho from United States

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