Logician

Pete Eversen was called four-eyed Pete
because he wore glasses
but he saw duty plain nevertheless.
When he found the hired man with his wife
he shot her instead
because help was hard to get
and anyway whose fault was it?

    Original Citation

    The Sun at Noon. Muscatine, Iowa: The Prairie Press, 1943. 27.

    Word Count
    41
    Original Publication
    Date Published
    1943
    Book Appearance
    Complete Poems
    54
    Re-publication
    North American Review (1974) 37.
    Theme(s)
    First Line
    Pete Everson was called four-eyed Pete
    Poetic Form
    open