Give the explanation of poem "The Ball Poem".
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The Ball Poem Summary
The poet is talking about a little boy who has lost his ball. He was playing with his ball. The ball skipped from his hand and went into the nearby water body. The poet says that this sight of the boy losing his favorite ball made him think about the boy and his reaction to this situation.
"The Ball Poem" is written by John Berryman. It is about a young boy who has lost his ball. The boy was playing with the ball when it bounced down the street into the sea. The poet says that the ball was very dear to the poet. He never considered the possibility that he might lose his ball. Now that he has lost it, he is grief - stricken. He realises that it was his responsibility to keep the ball safe and he has failed in his duty. He also realises that things will get lost from time to time and money simply can't replace them. As the little boy learn these lessons, he is growing up. The poet says that he is learning the harsh realities of life and in the process he is losing his innocence.
The poem has a deeper meaning also. The boy's ball personifies his young and happy days and his innocence. In this world , people will take away our innocence and force us to grow up. And once we lose this innocence, we can't get it back. This poem goes to show how all throughout our life, we will be forced to do things that we don't want to do and we lose or have to give up things that we love.
The poem conveys the message that as we grow up we lose our innocence. The poet says that this innocence is quite precious as we can't get it back after we have lost it. However, we have to learn to accept it and get on with life.