Yes, I can read it briefly and find that it is a beautiful set of writing containing beautiful words- some dark and black, some happy and light.
But whenever I read it critically and try to understand the poem, nothing seems to make sense. The words didn't make sense. What is the writer trying to convey through this poem?
I'm sure that they made this poem for a purpose.
Then, in class today, we read several poems.
The first poem mentioned something about tying up a poem as though it is a person and beating the meaning out of it. That's when I realized that I have been doing that exact thing for all poems that I have read. So, I guess I can say that today, I learned to just enjoy reading the poems and the bewitching words that it contains.
I really liked The Colonel poem. Like Patton said, it is both ugly but beautiful at the same time. The writer managed to incorporate a blend of nastiness of the story with delightful words like dried peach halves. That was something that I would like to learn to do in my future writings.
Or having hot chocolate by the fireplace in a stormy night
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