Write the summary of the poem 'Wishing' in about 100-150 words.
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This article is about Animals summary. Walt Whitman is the poet of this poem. The poem Animals is from his work ‘Song of Myself’ in the Leaves of grass. In this poem, the poet Walt Whitman admires animals for being better than human beings. The poet wishes to live with animals and to experience a life where no one complains, and where everyone is free of sins and sorrows. The most important theme of the poem is not to admire how good animals are, but to compare humans with them in order to focus on the flaws of their nature. The poet believes that probably a very long time ago, humans possessed all the qualities such as calmness, the lack of greed and the ability to stay happy, but they have now lost them. So in this poem, Walt Whitman has given a pedagogic point before human beings.
In the poem “Wishing”, Ella Wilcox explains that she wishes the world were better because of people's actions. In stanza 1, line 5 Wilcox states, “rid your mind of selfish motives.” Second, Wilcox states that she wishes the world were wiser. She states, “live to learn, and learn to live.
In this poem poet Ella has explained about selfish motives of human who always think about his own benefits. The poet says that everyone wants a wiser world but nobody makes a start. If you want to make a difference in world you should never do bad things.