Shel Silverstein Poem Analysis 6

Hug O'War

By Shel Silverstein

This is an amazing poem which despite its simplicity and rather childish rhyming manages to send its deep and strong message across: be loving and caring, not warriors.

It instantly reminds us how important it is to avoid fighting and battles and be more affectionate as love is the key to a happy, peaceful life. Sometimes it takes so little to turn bad ugly things into gestures that prove our kindness and warmth.

The attitude of the poem is an optimistic one as the writer keeps encouraging us to be good to people around us and show our love with hugs and kisses and cuddles.

Once you read these lines, you bear them in your mind, as they are easy to remember. I believe it is one of those poems that can become a motto in life to be followed.