In the poem
"Cooks Brook" by Al Pittman, the narrator is growing into manhood. He has determined
that he will overcome his fear of diving into a water hole below which is filled with a shelf of
dangerous rocks. The narrator stresses that some of his peers are afraid to dive from the
ledge.
Not everyone had guts enough
To dive from
the top ledge
Of course the narrator has his own natural
fears; he realizes that the dive could end his life. He recognizes that the rocks below
could...
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