Answers Full Poem by Elizabeth Jennings with Summary

Answers

I KEEP MY ANSWERS SMALL AND KEEP THEM NEAR

BIG QUESTIONS BRUISED MY MIND BUT STILL, I LET

SMALL ANSWERS BE A BULWARK TO MY FEAR

THE HUGE ATTRACTION- "I KEEP FROM THE LIGHT"

SMALL THINGS I HANDLED AND CARESSED AND LOVED, 

I LET, THE STARS ASSUME THE WHOLE OF THE NIGHT

BUT THE BIG ANSWERS CLAMOURED TO BE MOVED

INTO MY LIFE.

THEIR GREAT AUDACITY

SHOUTED TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND BELIEVED

EVEN WHEN ALL SMALL ANSWERS BUILD UP TO

PROTECTION OF MY SPIRIT I SHALL HEAR

BIG ANSWERS STRIVING FOR THEIR OVERTHROW

AND ALL GREAT CONCLUSIONS COMING NEAR

- Elizabeth Jennings

Summary:

The Poem "Answers" describes how the poet slot the big questions and answers of life in their mind. In the poem, the poet says that she always stays good with short answers and always keeps them near. While the Big answers always hurt her, as they require more attention and thinking, they become harder to ignore and forget. Poet also says that to dodge the contest of big questions (like pain, hardships, and life decisions), she gets attraction from light as they never come out from the darkness of her mind. Poet also says that she loves the short answers like their fellow whom she loved and cared for. Coming to an end, she describes that she is struggling with the harsh truth of their life. Although the comfort of their all short answers gives relief to their soul, the big answers are not leaving her alone.

Theme:

The theme of the poem is that life is consist of small and big question and answers. These Questions and Answers are shaped by their importance and their impact if someone adopts them in their life.

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