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The Trial Of The Fool
by Dan KastenWith glasses pulled down to the front of his nose the judge softly speaks to the courtÂ…
in as much as you have failed to recognize the distress you have caused
in as much as you have failed to act with the best interest of others in mind
in as much as you have failed to act in a matter fitting your station
you are most assuredly guilty
yes, guilty of all charges
murmurs can be heard in a wave from front to back
an old woman sitting alone in the last row sighs in disbelief
at which point the defendant is escorted outside
onlookers peering through the chain link fence that day still recall
how The Fool looked up at the deep blue sky and mentioned how pretty it was
a concept that he should have picked up on a decade earlier. 07/27/2007 Author's Note: POTD on 08 13 07, and, ironically enough, the day my divorce became final.
Posted on 07/28/2007
Copyright © 2025 Dan Kasten
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 07/28/07 at 10:56 AM Would that the concept be picked up on in this decade by ___________ .
(I left this blank so it can be filled in at will.)
s i g h |
| Posted by Genevieve Sturrock on 07/28/07 at 12:40 PM how i wish i could hear a judge say those words to a certain someone who makes my life miserable! |
| Posted by Mara Meade on 07/29/07 at 10:45 PM And when that moment is all you have left to you, you embrace it without realizing its import at the time.
Difficult words here but well-expressed. |
| Posted by Elizabeth Jill on 08/13/07 at 03:41 PM The wry dryness of the way you deliver a Flood of Truth is one of my favorite nuances about your writing.
POTD Guinness for you! |
| Posted by Jim Benz on 08/13/07 at 08:18 PM perfect finish to a very interesting poem. nice job Dan. |
| Posted by A. Paige White on 08/13/07 at 10:00 PM The author's note gives the finality of the executioner with the reference to the "hood". Though, your divorce may have been finalized today, and many sorrows arrowed into your heart with that finality, your head hasn't literally rolled. I'll truly remember you in my prayers, Dan. Congrats on POTD. May tomorrow be better for you. |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 08/14/07 at 01:43 AM A fine POTD. Your steely style always draws me in - your descriptions are alive. Thank you. Sorry about the finality of today. I'm hoping for better tomorrows for you. |
| Posted by Kathleen Wilson on 08/16/07 at 04:28 PM This is really an unforgettable poem. So powerfully described, this situation, and the moment of "blue sky" that the "Fool" sees to late. It has been in my mind for a couple of weeks... and I finally tell you. Heartful restraint of expresion, strong image, invokes silent reflection. |
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