As they say, these verses of mine
Tell of the “babbling nonsense,”
But the floods of someone’s tears
They certainly conceal. They all
Laugh at their author’s “oddity,”
But who could really understand
Their wake-up appeal and sway?
As my answer to them I rush to say,
“When a poem is sad and touching,
Then the sadder is its tomfoolery,
But we are all in the same position,
And this position is one long farce. . .
So, guys, what is the use of sneering
At its own distinctive buffoonery?!”
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Like when you look at yourself in the mirror in the morning, you are looking at the front face of yourself. If another standing beside you looking at you sideway, that person would only see half of your face; and thus his/her point of view is not the same as yous.
Same when you look at an art display in an art gallery, everyone has a different opinion about that same piece of art, depending on where they stand when looking at the art object. Thus making the art display more exciting because it represents in more than one way to the viewers.
Our poems are of no exception. When a poem can be read in more than one way, then it is, in my opinion, a successful poem.
Sandie
Ron